View report page

37
relate to the Sale of Poisons used for domestic, horticultural and
sanitary purposes.
Daring the year 6 applications to sell poisons under Part II
were received and granted and 66 applied for retention in the Council's
list.
Shops Act, 1934.—Under the provisions of this Act 168 visits
were made and in no case was it necessary to serve a notice.
No applications were received under Section 10 for Certificates of
Exemption with regard to the provision of sanitary convenience
accommodation.
Drainage and Sewerage.—One hundred and ten plans of
drainage and other sanitary works relating to existing and new
buildings were examined and approved.
Water Supply.—The whole of the Borough is supplied with
water by the Metropolitan Water Board which is a Statutory undertaking,
and the responsibility for its purity rests with that Authority.
There are 21,687 dwellings with direct connection to the Board's
mains.
No complaints were received during the year as to taste or
possible contamination caused by insects or silt.
During the year 517 water supply certificates were granted
under Section 95 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Water
fittings have been amended in 177 cases, and extra water supply to
tenement houses in 3 cases.
Underground Water Supplies (Wells).—In the year 1947
the Ministry of Health requested a survey of underground water
supplies in the Borough, and in my report for that year, I appended
a table giving particulars of all wells known and a map showing the
positions of the borings. Of the 40 wells listed, only 2 are used for
the supply of drinking water, and these are properly supervised,
regular testing being carried on throughout the year. No deterioration
has been detected in either of these wells for many years. Of
the remainder, 13 are used for commercial purposes and 25 are
disused.
Public Sanitary Conveniences, etc.—The Public Sanitary
Conveniences of the Borough, nine in number, are situated in the main
arteries of traffic. Repairs to Charlton House Convenience, which
was closed in January 1945 owing to war damage, were completed
early in the year and the convenience was re-opened on 6th April.
A site has now been purchased for the erection, as and when
circumstances permit, of a new convenience in the Woolwich Road,
near Anchor and Hope Lane. Priority is being given to the