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of Offensive and Noxious Matters; Nuisances; Offensive
Trades (Fish Frying); Tents, Vans, Sheds and Similar
Structures; Lodging (Housing Act, 1925) Sec. 6; New Streets
and Buildings adopted 1927; New Streets and Buildings
adopted 1931 and Slaughterhouses; lapsed in 1940 as under
the Borough Charter of 1937 all Bye-laws then in existence
had to be re-made within three years of October, 1937. Application
was made to the Ministry of Health for renewal of
certain of the lapsing Bye-laws which it was deemed necessary
to have in effect, but in view of the war the Minister refused
to sanction the proposed Bye-laws put forward.
So far it has been possible to continue sanitary work
without these Bye-laws, but if a difficult offender is met
it is not possible to forecast how a remedy for the nuisance
or defect can be obtained where such is not covered in the
general legislation.
1. (i) Water Supply.
The supply to the Bexleyheath district is a mixture of
water from Wilmington, Darenth, Wansunt, Crayford, Bexley
and Deptford Wells, and Thames-derived filtered water.
All the water is chlorinated as it leaves the works.
There have been no new sources of supply instituted in
the Borough during 1947, nor any extension of trunk mains
and the general scheme of supply is the same as the previous
year.
Bacteriological analyses are made five times per week of
all supplies and consistently satisfactory results have been
obtained. In the cases of Bexley, Wansunt and Deptford,
the water is also tested before chlorination but owing to the
conditions of treatment at the other stations this is not possible.
Water derived from the Thames is sampled at each stage of the
purification process.
All new and repaired mains are chlorinated before being
restored to use and samples of water from them are tested
bacteriologically.
None of the supplies is plumbo-solvent.
The examinations of samples of water from piped supplies
to houses at least monthly has given the following results:—
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