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5.
Hospitals.
There are no General Hospitals within the district, nor
any wholly controlled by the Sanitary Autherity.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water supply.
The Barnet District Gas & Water Company continue to give an
adequate and wholesome supply of water to this district. Mr. J. F.
Haseldino, M.Inst.C.E., the Engineer & Manager to the Company, informs
me that.- "The bulk of the water supplied is examined bacteriologically
every day and detailed examinations are made at each pumping station
once a week". The Water Company have an up to date chemical and
bacteriological laberatory under the charge of a fully qualified
chemist. Samples are sent periodically to independent analysts for
their examination, and the following report is characteristic of such
examinations.-
"This is a clean and bright water free from odour and taste,
and neutral in re-action. It is hard in character, free from metals,
and contains no excess of saline matter. beth organically and
bacteriologically, the water is of a high degree of purity, and is
pure and wholesome water suitable for public supply purposes".
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal.
The extensions to the Sewage Purification Works were
completed on the 29th September and the work officially opened by the
Chairman of the Council on the 23rd October.
Briefly the additions include 3 sedimentation tanks, 3 filter
units, 2 upward flow humus tanks, 3 storm water tanks, 6 sludge
digestion tanks, 11 drying beds and a sub-pumping station, and
installation of electrically driven centrifugal pumps.
The sewage was first received from a part of the berough of
Hornsey on the 23rd March and the volume recorded from the 1st April
to the 27th December was 73 million gallons.
The effluent was inspected frequently by the Lee Conservancy
beard and samples taken for analysis, all of which were satisfactory.