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up to a maximum of £155 of providing all, or any, of the amenities
specified that might be needed.
It is hoped that these new arrangements will become widely
known and the department will be ready and willing to advise and
assist would-be applicants with their particular problems.
WATER SUPPLY
The water supply of the district is provided by The Sutton
District Water Company and The East Surrey Water Company
from deep wells or borings in the chalk.
The water is softened and chlorinated and all houses in the
District are provided with a direct supply.
There are no private wells in the District with the exception
of one at Cane Hill Hospital which is used to supplement the
public supply.
Routine samples of the treated water in public supply were
submitted quarterly for bacteriological and chemical examination.
In addition, both the Water Companies and Local Authorities
sharing these public supplies provided the Department with copies
of reports on the samples taken by them. No unsatisfactory report
was received and no complaints were received during the year
with regard to the quality or quantity of water supplied by the
Companies.
Fifty-two 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 as required.
The private supply at Cane Hill Hospital is kept under supervision
and sampled regularly by the Public Health Department
of the London County Council. Copies of reports on the samples
taken are submitted to the department for information.
Rainfall.
The rainfall registered by the automatic rain gauge installed
at Alderstead Heath, was 37-26 inches in 1958, this being an increase
of 8-33 inches compared with the previous year and the
highest since 1951 when 44-45 inches was recorded. The monthly
totals throughout the year were as follows—
inches
January ... 3.105
February ... 2.63
March ... 2.01
April ... 1.42
May ... 2.64
June ... 4.47
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