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Number of houses built during the year:—
(a) by the Local Authority 32
(b) by other bodies or persons 9
(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 is a mixture of
water from Crayford, Dartford, Darenth, Wansunt and Wilmington
wells. All the water is chlorinated on the works,
but, any excess remaining after a period of contact is removed
completely before the water is passed into supply.
Bacteriological analyses are carried out at least five
times per week of all supplies both before and after chlorination
and 100 per cent, first class results were obtained during
the year.
All new and repaired mains are chlorinated before
being restored to use and samples of water from them are
tested to see that the quality conforms with that normally
supplied before the main is passed for service.
None of the supplies is plumbo-solvent.
Water Sampling.
The following samples were sent to the County Laboratory
by the Council's Sanitary Inspectors.
All the samples were reported satisfactory except two,
taken from domestic supplies. In one case the Count was
described as high. This related to stored water. The
Storage Tank was in need of cleansing and new covers. Further
samples forwarded after the tank had been cleansed and
new covers provided were reported satisfactory.
The other case was a complaint of unpalatable water.
The water was reported by the Analyst to contain minute
quantities of copper, but insufficient to be injurious to health.
(a) Wells (drinking water), Bacteriological 24.
(b) Swimming Pool, Bacteriological 14.
(c) Domestic Supplies, Bacteriological 10.
(d) Domestic Supplies, Chemical 3.
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