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set out below:
Camberwell Front 118,000 gals.
Camberwell Rear 118,000 gals.
Dulwich Front 118,000 gals.
Dulwich Second Class 88,600 gals.
Bermondsey Central First Class 150,000 gals.
Bermondsey Central Second Class 73,125 gals.
Rotherhithe 220,000 gals.
Manor Place First Class 157,000 gals.
Manor Place Second Class 164,000 gals.
Manor Place Small 48,000 gals.
Seventy-one samples of bath water were submitted for bacteriological and
chemical examinations. In some cases the free chlorine was low but the water was of
satisfactory chemical and bacteriological standard.
During the year arising from the transfer of some of the Greater London Council
Parks and Open Spaces to the Council, three open air swimming baths were transferred
namely those in Southwark Park, Peckham Rye and Mary Harmsworth Park.
Arrangements were made for periodical sampling to be undertaken.
Water Supply
I am indebted to Dr. E. Windle Taylor, Director of Water Examination, Metropolitan
Water Board, for the following report regarding the Board's supply to the
area of the London Borough of Southwark.
1 (a) The supply was satisfactory both as to quality, and quantity throughout
1971.
(b) All new and repaired mains are disinfected with chlorine; after a predetermined
period of contact the pipes are flushed out and refilled; samples of
water are then collected from these treated mains; and the mains are returned
to service only after results are found to be satisfactory.
The quality control from these laboratories is carried out by means of daily
sampling from sources of supply from the distribution system, and through
to the consumer. Any sign of contamination or any other abnormality is
immediately investigated.
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