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(4) Housing Act, 1936, Part IV.—Overcrowding.
Whilst it is known from the particulars supplied
by housing applicants that overcrowding does exist it is
impossible to state the extent of such overcrowding.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.
The Metropolitan Water Board is the supplying
authority.
The supply to the Crayford District isk a mixture
of water from Crayford, Dartford, Darenth, Wansunt and
Wilmington wells. All the water was chlorinated on the
works, but any chlorine remaining after a period of contact
was removed completely.
Bacteriological analyses were made five times, per
week for all supplies both before and after chlorination
and 10U per cent, first class, results were obtained during
the year.
All new and repaired mains were chlorinated before
being restored to use and samples of water from them
were tested bacteriologically.
None of the supplies was plumbo-solvent.
All the houses in the district except one were
suppled direct from the mains.
There have been no new extensions during 1949.
Water Sampling.
(a) Wells (drinking water) Bacteriological 4.
Shallow well (Industrial suppUy only) Bacteriological
2 ; Chemical 1.
(b) New Pipe Sup-ply, Bacteriological 2.
(c) Swimming Pool, Bacteriological 74.
As a result of the high bacterial count reported
by the Analyst on samples taken from the Swimming
Pool, a period of testing daily was adopted with a view
to ascertaining the best methods of procurring a rereduction
in the bacterial count.
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