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Bacteriological Examination.
Probable number of coliform bacilli,
MacConkey 2 days, 37°C. 0 per 100 ml. 0 per 100 ml.
There are no private wells in use in the District; all houses
are provided with a mains supply laid into the house, and there
are no standpipes for common use.
A total of 46 samples were taken from the supplies of the
two Companies and examined for hardness by the Department,
all of which were satisfactory, in that adequate softening had
been carried out.
RAINFALL.
The rainfall registered by the automatic rain gauge installed
at Alderstead Heath was 44.45 inches, this being an increase of
12.67 inches compared with the previous year. The monthly
totals throughout the year were as follows:—
inches.
January 3.86
February 7.11
March 3.95
April 3.49
May 2.52
June 1.66
July 2.25
August 4.90
September 3.40
October 1.22
November 6.89
December 3.20
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
A total of 915 yards of new sewers was constructed during
the year, and of this total 635 yards were in connection with a
scheme for converting the cesspools of 24 houses to main drainage.
A further 250 yards were constructed by joint agreement
between the owners concerned and the Council, in order to provide
main drainage in connection with a group of 5 houses, a
catering establishment and a piggery on Farthing Downs. The
remaining 30 yards were necessitated by the development of
Council Housing Estates.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
During the year the Council continued, to a limited extent,
the implementation of their long standing policy of eliminating
cesspool drainage in the District wherever possible. As a result,
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