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SECTION C
SAMITRY CIRCUMSTANCES
WATER:
The Borough is freely supplied with water from trie Metropolitan
Water Board As this supply is under continuous control no regular
examinations are made of it
In many houses and block dwellings, supplies of drinking water
as well as water to be used for other domestic purposes, are oDtamcd
from storage tanKs Generally speaking it may be said that these
tanks are in good general condition and the majority of them are
satisfactorily covered, and do not require attention except on rare
occasions Prom time to time inspections are carried out to ascertain
their condition, mainly on complaint, and if necessary steps are taK&n
to enforce cleansing and adequate covering, in accordance with thfl
Council's Bye=laws During the course of the 5 year period several
samples were taken for bacteriological examination and only one of
these, in 1959, was found to be unsatisfactory This was from a tank
which had remained unused for a long time, and was only brought into
use to feed a W C cistern.
The Metropolitan Water Board give regular information whenever
water supplied to any premises are withdrawn This may be because the
premises have become vacant or because of defects causing waste of
water or of unpaid rates. Investigations are made by the department,
and where appropriate, action is taken to have the supply reinstated
It has occurred on a diminishing number of occasions and In 1960 only
seven instances occurred and in each case the supply was restored
There are at present only 3 deep wells known not to be fully
sealed in the Borough still. These are situate in the premises of
1, Royal London House, F insbury Square
2. City Gate House, Finsbury Square
3, Bovril Ltd , Old Street,
The first two premises mentioned are partly in Crown occupation,,
and samples of the water are regularly examined either by this depart
ment or elsewhere, on behalf of the Ministry of Works That on the
premises of Bovril Ltd,, is not in actual use That, until 1960, on
the premises of Nicholsons Gin was examined from time to time and
found on all occasions to be perfectly satisfactory it was however
fully sealed off in 1960, The total number of water samples examined
bacteriologically in 1960 was 6,
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