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SECTION E
HOUSING
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer for the following information
showing the progress made since the end of the war.
Temporary Prefabricated Dwellings.
Occupied 31.12.59 206
New Permanent Dwellings.
(1) Within the Borough:
Completed and occupied 31.12.59 1,208
(2) Outside the Borough:
Completed and occupied 31.12.59 435
SECTION F
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
WATER SUPPLY
The Borough is supplied with water by the Metropolitan
Water Board. The whole of the population is supplied from the
public water mains direct to each house and the supply has been
satisfactory.
Waste of water has been notified to the Metropolitan Water
Board on 21 occasions and, in addition to saving a measure of
water supply, these notifications have been the means of preventing
nuisance from dampness in many cases.
In addition to the public supply, there are three deep wells in
the district, two at factory premises, and one at the Public Baths.
Samples of water from these wells have been taken from time to
time and in the course of the year a total of 27 samples were submitted
to the Council's analyst or pathologist for examination as to
chemical or bacteriological content, and the results generally indicated
a satisfactory supply.