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Islington 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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(b) Sewer Treatments
Three sewer treatments were carried out with the use of fluoroacetamide 1081 including a test bait prior to the first treatment; details are as follows;-
| Number of Manholes in Borough at 31.12. 1964 | Prebait laid 13th & 20th April, 1964 | Manholes showing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manholes | ||||||
| Baited | Not Baited | Complete Takes | Prebait Taken | No Takes | ||
| 860 | 764 | 92 | 475 | 625 | 139 | |
| Direct Poison, Fluoroacetamide laid | ||||||
| 16th & 23rd April 1964 | 6th July, 1964 | 9th Nov. 1964 | ||||
| Manholes | ||||||
| Baited | Not Baited | Baited | Not Baited | Baited | Not Baited | |
| 627 | 229 | 799 | 60 | 801 | 59 | |
The co-operation of the Borough Engineer and his staff is appreciated.
Water Supplies
The Metropolitan Water Board is the responsible Authority for the supply of
water to Islington. The supply is satisfactory both in regard to quality and quantity.
One sample was taken from the mains supply for bacteriological examination and
one for chemical analysis, and were found to be satisfactory.
There are 47,537 dwellings in the Borough supplied directly from water mains
serving the entire population of the Borough (227,090)
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 - Section 95
1. 72 applications were received for Water Certificates and 72 Certificates were
issued in respect of 304 dwellings.
2. 23 Intimation and 11 Statutory Notices were served under this Section requiring
the provision of water supplies to tenement houses. Eight water supplies were
provided and 17 were improved during the year.
(a) Well Water
Of the 28 bore holes or wells known to exist in the Borough 19 continue to be
unused being effectively sealed. Six of the remaining wells are out of use.
Three samples were taken for bacteriological examination and five for chemical
analysis respectively. The results were considered satisfactory as the water from
these sources is used solely for industrial purposes.