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MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Candidates for permanent appointment to the Council's service
are required to pass a medical examination on appointment as are
manual staff for. admission to the Sickness Pay scheme of the
National Joint Industrial Council for Local Authorities NonTrading
Services.

SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH
Water.
1. There are three sources of supply in the Borough. The Greenford
North, Greenford South, and Perivale Wards are supplied
by the Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley Water Company,
with the exception of five roads in Perivale Ward, which are
served by the Colne Valley Water Company. The remainder
of the Borough is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board.
The water supply from these sources has been satisfactory
both in quantity and quality.
2. No samples were taken by my Department from any public
supply either for bacteriological or chemical analysis.
3. No plumbo-solvent action occurs in any of the water supplies.
4. No action was taken in respect of any form of contamination.
5. Water from public mains is supplied to 49,831 houses with an
estimated population of 188,800.
There are eight factories in the Borough using water from
deep borings ranging in depth from 300 feet to 600 feet. The water
is used for general factory purposes and in four of them it is also
used for drinking. The analyses of seven samples taken from
these wells showed that the supplies were wholesome in character
and suitable for drinking and domestic purposes.
Rivers and Streams.
No complaints were received during the year regarding the
River Brent or its tributary streams.