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Islington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1912
WATER SUPPLY.
The following are the particulars as to the water supply of the district
receiving water from the New River, as abstracted from the last return of the
Metropolitan Water Board.
They are a continuation of those which have been given for some years past:—
| 1910-11 | 1911-12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses Supplied | 218,225 | 219,165 |
| Houses on constant system | 218,225 | 220,021 |
| Houses not on constant system | Nil | Nil |
| Percentage of houses on constant system | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Population supplied | 1,426,401 | 1,434,771 |
| Average daily supply (gallons) | 44,293,400 | 47,665,300 |
| Quantity of water supplied during the year (gals.) | 16,167,080,000 | 17,445,510,000 |
| Average daily supply per house (gals.) | 203.46 | 217.49 |
| » head (gals.) | 31.05 | 33.22 |
| Average number of persons supplied per house | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| Capacity of subsidence reservoirs | 99,200,000 | 99,200,000 |
| No. of days supply | 10.57 | 10.57 |