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Lambeth 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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SECTION D
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
Water Supply
I am indebted to Dr. E. Windle Taylor, Director of Water Examination, Metropolitan
Water Board.for the following report on the water supplied to the Borough.
The supply to the Borough of Lambeth has been satisfactory both for quantity
Quality during 1963. The source of water supply is mainly River Thames derived
Water with a small admixture of water from Honor Oak well in the Summer months.
There were no new sources of supply instituted by the Board in the Borough
during the year, but new trunk mains were laid in Lambeth to the extent of 1,462
Yards. There were no changes in the general scheme of supply in the Borough
but lengths of small service mains were laid to the extent of 673 yards. All new
and repaired mains are chlorinated before being brought in or restored to service
and samples of the water from them are tested bacteriologically to ensure that its
Quality is up to that normally supplied.
The number of samples taken during the year was as follows:-
| Chemical Examination | Bacteriological Examination | |
|---|---|---|
| Honor Oak Well | 1 | 59 |
| Thames-derived South of River | 156 | 1,873 |
| 157 | 1,932 |
The average results were as follows:-