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Water
1. Water for drinking and commercial purposes in this area is supplied by the Metropolitan
Water Board and has been satisfactory both in quantity and quality.
2. There is a piped supply, and bacteriological examinations of the raw water are
made by the Metropolitan Water Board, who also perform chemical analysis.
3. The water is not known to have any plumbo-solvent action.
4. No action has been necessary in respect of contamination.
5. All dwelling houses have a piped supply, and standpipes are normally used only in
cases of emergency, such as repair of mains.
Two complaints of impure water supply were received. Upon investigation it was
found that, in one case, sand had entered the supply pipes, probably due to disturbance
on opening the mains after having been shut down the previous day. In the second case
a mains supply was substituted for an improperly covered storage tank.
Drainage
During the year 3,688 inspections were made by the Public Health Inspectors in
connection with drainage work; 125 applications for approval of proposed drainage work
were submitted together with the necessary plans, and 121 Combined Drainage Orders were
made. In 2 cases, consent was given to the carrying out of work on the single stack system
of drainage.
L.C.C. (General Powers) Act, 1953—Part II
Discharge of trade effluent into sewers.
Empowers the London County Council and Borough Councils to control the volume
and content of new or modified effluents proposed to be discharged from trade premises
into sewers.