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WATER
The water supply of the Borough has at all times been satisfactory
both in quality and quantity during 1963.
The Metropolitan Water Board is responsible for the supply which is
piped direct to every dwellinghouse through the Borough and serves the
entire population.
"The sources of supply are mainly New River water from Hornsey and
Stoke Newington Works, together with some River Thames-derived filtered
water from the Ashford Common group of works via Fortis Green pumping station.
Traces of well water from Park Well at Marsh Lane, Tottenham, may supply the
southern borders of your Borough.
Samples are collected at least five days each week from the works, and
the summary of the results from the sources are set out on the attached
sheets. The water is not plumbo-solvent.
The number of structurally separate dwellings is not recorded but none of
the houses is permanently supplied by standpipe.
No new sources of supply were instituted by the Board in your area
during 1963. A length of 15" main was laid between the Great Cambridge Road
and Fore Street via Pymmes Park to improve the supply in the eastern parts
of the Borough, and a length of 18" main was in process of being laid from
the Great Cambridge Road to Hertford Road via Harrow Drive and Bury Street;
an improvement of supply by re-zoning will be effected in the south-east
part of the Borough when this main is completed. New service mains were laid
to the extent of 2,524 yards".
SAMPLING OF SWIMMING BATH WATER
Satisfactory Not Satisfactory
Knights Lane Baths
Samples taken for Bacteriological
Examination 3
Samples taken for Chemical Examination 2
Fluoridation of the Metropolitan Water supply is still awaited. At
the end of 1962 the Minister of Health made it clear that he was ready to
approve proposals from Local Health Authorities to make arrangement for water
undertakings for the fluoridation of water.
The Middlesex County Council have ascertained the views of the Borough
and District Councils, and have submitted proposals in 1963 to the Minister.
The Metropolitan Water Board, however, though they have made the necessary
preliminary assessments of costs and practicability and found that no difficulty
will arise, are not willing to move as yet and it is probable they
will not move until after completion of the reorganisation of Local Government
in Greater London.