London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Willesden 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Welsh Harp Reservoir and the Brent River on the
north, by Edgware Main Road as far as the Mill
at Shoot-up Hill and Brondesbury Park on the
east, by Kingsbury Road, Dudden Hill Lane, Pound
Lane and Harlesden Road on the west, and on the
south by No. 3 Ward—by a course through fields from
Harlesden Road, opposite the Recreation Ground, to
Chambers Lane Footpath, and the North-London
Railway from Kensal Station to Salusbury Road.
BRENT RIVER AND SEWERAGE.
During the long dry season the Canal Company
sent no water down the course of the stream, so that
the pools became very bad for want of cleansing by
a fresh flow. The question of the river and the
sewerage has been under the consideration of the
Council, and extensive additions in land and works
are being made to the sewage field in tanks and
filtering beds.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
This is by the West Middlesex Water Company.
No alteration in the mode of supply has been made,
except in two roads in the Stonebridge District,
where a constant supply has been put on. A constant
supply all over the District is greatly needed.