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Hertfordshire, which is not used in the area but carried some distance
away, this large withdrawal has the effect of lowering the water in
all the wells in the immediate neighbourhood, and compels the
Barnet Company to deepen the present wells and sink new ones.
It is to be hoped the Company may be able to increase the supply
in the near future, and give to your District a constant supply.
Your Council has paid considerable attention to the water
supply during the year, and formed a joint committee with an
adjoining District supplied by the Barnet Company, in order to
leave nothing undone in regard to the water question.
The result of the enquiry held by the Local Government Board
into the question of the constant supply of water during the latter
end of the year 1895 and beginning of year 1896, was that the
Local Government Board refused to sanction the following
regulation:—"Provided always that it shall not be deemed to be
an offence against any of the foregoing regulations for any person
to continue to use any pipe, cock, ferrule, valve, cistern, soil-pan,
bath or water-closet, or any other apparatus or receptacle, fixed or
fitted on any premises before the 18th December, 1889, which,
though not in conformity with the requirements of any such
regulations is sufficient to prevent waste, nuisance, undue consumption,
and contamination of the water supplied by the
Company."
The water obtained from the Barnet Company is of a wholesome
and pure character, and although of a hard nature, on account
of its source from deep wells in the chalk, is superior for dietetic
purposes to river water.
Nuisance Caused by Burning Ballast.
A nuisance cause 1 by burning ballast close to houses in your
District was reported upon by me. Ballast burning should not be
undertaken in such close contact with houses in future.
Pollution of Water Course.
Inspection was made of water course flowing through Asylum
grounds; it was evident that pollution from manure heaps, stables,
&c., took place. Suggestions were made to prevent the pollutions
and to straighten course of brook, so as to prevent the deposit of
matter in the bed of the brook.
The Bye-Laws as to Houses Let in Lodgings.
During the year, in reporting on a case of Diphtheria that
occurred in a house in the Central Ward, I made the following
remarks. In this case the importance of carrying into effect your
Bye-Laws relating to houses let in lodgings is well illustrated,
The family lodge upstairs; there is no separate sink or scullery;