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Wembley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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carry out the work within three months, and in the other case the
owner was fined £2 2s. 0d., the Council were awarded £2 2s. 0d.
costs, and an Order was made for the work to be carried out within
twenty-eight days.
Overcrowding.
The number of cases of overcrowding known to the Health Department has shown a steady decrease as the following figures indicate.
| Year. | Number of Cases of overcrowding on Register. | Total Number of Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year. | Number of Cases of overcrowding relieved during the year by removal to unknown addresses. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 558 | 268 | 86 |
| 1950 | 516 | 133 | 6 |
| 1951 | 517 | 52 | 9 |
| 1952 | 456 | 102 | |
| 1953 | 424 | 52 | 3 |
| 1954 | 303 | 133 | 95 |
| 1955 | 204 | 108 | 102 |
| 1956 | 169 | 47 | 42 |
| 1957 | 175 | 5 | 3 |
| 1958 | 142 | 43 | 38 |
3. WATER SUPPLY. The water supply of the Borough,
which is provided by the Colne Valley Water Co. (except for a small
area in the southern end of the district supplied by the Rickmansworth
and Uxbridge Valley Water Co.) remained satisfactory in
quality and quantity. The supply is pumped from deep wells in
the chalk outside the Borough boundaries. All of the samples taken
from piped supplies were reported as satisfactory.
No tendency to plumbo solvent action has been detected.
All dwelling houses in the Borough are provided with a mains
water supply.
There is a number of private wells in the Borough all in connection
with industrial undertakings, but in no instance is the water
from these sources used for drinking.
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