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"Fortunately, the general level of housing in this district is of
a much higher standard than the average throughout the Country
and consequently such cases are not so common as in many local
authority areas.
The Council's Housing Department continues to assist where
possible in the more acute cases of overcrowding and were responsible
for five of the six cases relieved."
WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply of the District was, as in previous years,
provided by the Sutton District Water Company and the East
Surrey Water Company, with a private supply supplementing, as
necessary, at Cane Hill Hospital.
Routine samples of the treated water in public supply were
submitted quarterly for bacteriological and chemical examination,
and two further samples were obtained solely for bacteriological
examination.
In addition, both the Water Companies and the Local
Authorities sharing these public supplies provided the Department
with copies of the reports on the samples taken by them.
No complaints were received during the year with regard to
the quality or quantity of water supplied by the Companies,
and no unsatisfactory reports were received on the samples taken
from the supplies to the District.
The Cane Hill Hospital Management Committee has made
arrangements with the Public Health Department of the London
County Council for routine sampling and supervision of the water
supply from the relatively shallow well in their grounds, which
is used exclusively by this Hospital. Adequate chlorination is
essential and steps have been taken to ensure this and to effect
closer co-operation between the officers of the three authorities
interested in the standard of this supply.