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WATER SUPPLY.
The District is served by the Metropolitan Water
Board, and south of the railway the supply is supposed to
be constant, whilst on the north it is only intermittent, or
the pressure is so reduced that the houses in the higher
parts of the District are without water. I am strongly of
opinion that every endeavour should be made to ensure a
constant and plentiful supply over the whole District.
GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
In conclusion, I would report that besides the work
classified under the above headings, a considerable number
of drain inspections and other routine work has been
found necessary. I am frequently called in by medical
practitioners in the district to assist in the diagnosis of
infectious disease, and am very pleased to be able to be of
any help in this way. At the same time I must express
my appreciation at the cordial way in which all the
doctors here assist me and my department in any difficulties
that may arise.
I trust that as years go on I may still be able to report
continued progress, but even now I would claim that this
Annual Report proves that Penge is a desirable residential
neighbourhood. The absence of factories, the purity of
the air, the efficient treatment of its sewage by its removal
to the main drainage of London, and the absence of overcrowding,
all go to prove that our sanitary condition is
satisfactory and promises good results to all living
amongst us.