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SECTION B
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH
Water Supply
Water for domestic purposes in the Borough is obtained in all cases from
the Metropolitan Water Board.
Bacteriological and chemical examination of the water is carried out at
frequent intervals by the Metropolitan Water Board , but following complaints five
samples from domestic premises were submitted for chemical analysis and reported
upon as satisfactory.
Notices were sent to the Board in 49 cases where wastage of water due to
defective pipes or fittings was observed.
During the year 162 new premises were certified as having a proper and
sufficient water supply in accordance with Section 95 of the Public Health (London)
Act,1936.
In addition to the supply from the Metropolitan Water Board. there are
four wells in use in the Borough. These are as follows:-
Attached to Council's Public Baths 1 (not used for domestic purposes)
Attached to a hospital 1 (used for all purposes)
Supplementary supply for
industrial purposes 2 (used for refrigeration purposes only)
Jhese wells are sampled at regular intervals.
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal
Arrangements for sewerage and sewage disposal in the Borough are adequate.
Considerable nuisance throughout the Borough is caused however by the ventilation of
sewers at surface level. During the past eight years additional ventilation to sewers has
been effected by the omission of intercepting traps to drainage systems, thereby allowing
ventilation of sewers through ventilating pipes of new buildings.