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Sanitary Circumstances of the Area.
Water.
The Colne Valley Water Company provides the
whole of the district with a good, constant supply of
water, which is obtained from artesian wells. There
have been occasional complaints during the past five
years of its hardness and whiteness, and also one or two
occasions of the taste of chlorine, but nothing more
serious. I understand that when the new reservoir at
Bushey Heath comes into use, these matters will be
remedied.
The whole of the houses in the district are connected
with the main, and as new streets come into being
so are the water mains extended. The houses are
generally supplied from a tap fixed over a sink. There
are only a few houses supplied from stand-pipes.
Rivers and Streams.
No serious pollutions have been noted. The County
Council have the beds of the streams cleaned out when
necessary.
Drainage and Sewerage.
With very few exceptions, all the houses in the
district are connected with the public sewers. The sewers
are extended as necessary to meet the growth of the
district. All new drains are laid in accordance with the
Bye-laws of the Council, and are tested with water by
the Inspector for New Buildings.
There is a dual system of sewers, separate provision
being made for storm water which is kept out of the soil
sewers so far as is possible.
There are three Sewage Farms in the district, as
follows:—
The Edgware and Little Stanmore Sewage Farm
deals with the drainage from these parishes, and consists
briefly of screening and detritus chambers, settlement
tanks, bacteria beds, land irrigation and through
final filters to the brook, which provides efficient treatment.
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