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WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply of the District is provided by
the Barnet District Water Company. The supply has been
satisfactory both in quality and quantity, and there is no
evidence of any plumbo-solvent action.
All the houses in the District have a piped supply.
The few complaints received concerning the supply were
found to be due to domestic storage cisterns in need of
cleansing or covering.
Bacteriological and chemical examinations of the
water were carried out at regular intervals in the Company
Laboratory and by an independent Laboratory, and copies of
the reports on samples were received in the Department.
The following is typical of the reports received:-
"This is a very satisfactory sample. It
is clear and bright in appearance and of
the highest standard of bacterial purity
consistent with a wholesome water suitable
for public supply purposes."
PESTS AND VERMIN.
The process of survey and treatment for the
elimination of rats was continued during the year and
442 premises were examined. Of these 165 were found
to be infested in varying degree and treatments were
carried out by one or other of the methods recommended
by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. In a
few instances the infestations were associated with
defects in the drainage system, but to a greater extent
there was a connection with the keeping of fowls. The
Sewage Works, Depots, Parks and other open spaces were
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