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The Byelaws relating to: Cleansing of Earth Closets
and Cesspools; Common Lodging Houses; Hop Pickers'
and Fruit Pickers' Lodgings; Cleansing of Privies; Removal
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
Byelaws 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 Byelaws which it was deemed necessary to have
in effect, but in view of the war the Minister refused to
sanction the proposed Byelaws put forward.
No recent application has been made for renewal,
but it may be necessary in the near future to endeavour
to obtain the Ministry's approval to Byelaws with regard
to nuisances.
1. (i) Water Supply.
The supply to Bexley district is derived from several
sources, namely, Wilmington, Darenth, Wansunt, Crayford,
Bexley and Deptford wells, and Thames-derived
filtered water. All the water is chlorinated as it leaves
the works.
Bacteriological analyses are made five times per week
of all supplies and, as in 1950 completely satisfactory
results have been obtained. In the case of the well
supplies the water is sampled both before and after
chlorination. Water derived from the River Thames is
sampled at each stage of the purification process. Tanks
to provide an adequate period of contact of the chlorine
with the water are now in operation at Wilmington,
Crayford, Bexley and Deptford.
All new and repaired mains are chlorinated before
being restored to use and samples of water from them are
tested bacteriologically.
The examination of samples of water from piped
supplies to houses at least monthly has given the following
results:—
Bacteriological.
(Minimum and maximum numbers of organisms.)
No. of organisms per c.c. capable of B. coli
growth on Agar at: presumptive
37°C. 22°C. Absent in 100 c.c
0-3 0-25 in all samples
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