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SECTION D.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply,
The Borough has a dual source of supply. The northern part is supplied by the
Gblne Valley Water Company and the central and southern portion by the Metropolitan
Water Board.
The Colne Valley water is derived from deep wells sunk into the chalk and before
distribution to the consumers the water is under constant supervision of a chemical
and bacteriological staff which carries out examinations in modern laboratories
situated at the works.
The water supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board is selected Thames water
which has been subjected to purification by storage in which time it is freed of the
bulk of organisms. It is filtered through rapid and then slow filters, attaining a
degree of purity which compares favourably with the general supplies in Great Britain,
but as a further safeguard terminal chlorination is applied which ensures a first
class water in every respect. Samples of water are examined bacteriologically,
chemically and for taste and other special purposes on every working day.
The supply to all areas was satisfactory in quality and quantity.
Number of dwellinghouses supplied from public water mains:-
(a) direct to houses 43,200
(b) by means of standpipes Nil.
Number of the population supplied from public water mains:-
(a) direct to houses 154,000
(b) by means of standpipes Nil.
Natural Fluoride content of water supplies:-
Colne Valley Water Company: Fluoride Content - Nil.
Metropolitan Water Board: Fluoride Content - 0.15 to 0.25 parts per
million.
HOUSING,
I am indebted to the Housing Officer for the following observations and statistics
relevant, to the housing situation in the Borough.
During the year under review the progress made in providing accommodation for
inadequately housed persons has been maintained, and a further 129 families were
rehoused into permanent Council houses. The number of permanent Council dwellings at
43