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SECTION C
SAN0TARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CDRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
Water Supply
I am indebted to the Director of Water Examination,
Metropolitan Water Board, for the following statement and
also for the details of analysis of water supplies, which
are set out in Table XII of the Appendix,
The supply to the district of Orpington has been
adequate at all times during 1952 and is derived from
seven wells, namely, Orpington, North Orpington, Jewels
Wood, Sundridge, Eynsford, Shortlands and Bexley.
Bacteriological analyses of these wells are made five
times a week and consistently satisfactory results have
been obtained* Chemical analyses of well supplies are
also made at regular intervals0
All supplies are treated with chlorine on the works,
but any excess remaining after a period of contact is re°
moved completely or reduced to an amount that will not be
perceptible to the consumers.
All new and repaired mains are disinfected with chlor°
ine before being restored to supply and samples of water
from them are analysed to establish that the water in
them is up to the normal standard of water in the distribution
system.
Norfeof the supplies is plumbo-solvent.
We have no information with regard to the proportion
of the total number of dwelling houses and population in
Orpington which are supplied from the above mentioned
sources, AH the houses are supplied directly and not by
means of stand pipes,/'
The following information has been supplied by the
Clerk to the Metropolitan Water Board*-
"The supply to the Orpington district during 1952
was satisfactory as regards quantity,,
There have been no extensions of trunk mains in the
Council's area during the year and no new sources of
public water supply have been instituted*