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Water.
The water supply is drawn from deep wells in the chalk.
These wells are situated in Surrey Street, Stroud Green, Waddon,
Selhurst and Addington. A portion of the northern side of the
Borough obtains water supplies from the Metropolitan Water Board.
The amount of water consumed during the year was
Corporation's Wells 2,033,600,744
Metropolitan Water Board
in bulk 675,273,000
2,708'3,873,744
The same arrangements regarding samples as were commenced in 1938
continued in 1939.
Laboratory, Ambulance, Nursing Facilities, Hospitals etc.
There have been no changes in the Laboratory, Ambulance
and Nursing Facilities in the homo since my 1938 report. Nor are
there any changes to record in the Hospital beds available other
than that at the outbreak of War, 500 beds were taken over at Mayday
Hospital by the Emergency Hospital Service. This necessitated a
considerable transference of patients elsewhere. Some 40 beds
were also taken over at Cheam Sanatorium, tho patients having to
be discharged home; and 200 beds at the Croydon General Hospital.
All the Clinics have continued throughout the year, with
the exception of thr Tonsils and Adenoids Clinic previously held
at the Croydon General Hospital. This ceased on the outbreak of
War. The cases arc now dealt with by admission to Mayday Hospital.
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