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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
WATER SUPPLY
The water supply for Hornsey is provided by the Metropolitan
Water Board.
The supply has been satisfactory both in quantity and quality during
the year 1948.
Hornsey is supplied from two sources:—
(a) Water from the New River, treated at the Board's filtration
works at Hornsey, and
(b) River Thames water stored in Littleton Reservoir and treated
at the Board's filtration works at Kempton Park.
Water is pumped from these works into service reservoirs at Crouch
Hill.
Samples of water are collected on five days in every week at each
stage of the purification process and tests include physical, chemical and
microbiological examination.
The water supply to this area is not plumbo-solvent.
All new and repaired mains are chlorinated before being restored
to use and samples of water from them are tested bacteriologically to
ensure efficient disinfection.
Bacteriological Results
Bact. coli Test
No. of Agar Colney Neg. Bact. coli Bad. coli
Samples Count per 100 ml. per 100 ml.
Stoke Newington 314 5.5 99.7% 0.080
Kempton Park 954 18.5 100.0% Nil
SANITARY INSPECTIONS
The following statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors has
been prepared by Mr J. H. Jesse, Chief Sanitary Inspector:—
Complaints 2,766
Re-inspections 9,522
Information from Builder 360
Other reasons 436
Drainage 584
Water Tests applied (new drains) 101
Smoke and Chemical Tests (old drains) 126
Verminous conditions 83
Overcrowding conditions 50
Overcrowding re-inspections 4
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