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Water Supply.
I. Northwood—The Colne Valley Water Company supplies
a constant service to all of this part of this District except
Jacket's Lane and part of Duck's Hill. The pipes have been
extended along Duck's Hill Road to Huggett's Farm.
II. Eastcote—The Colne Valley mains are laid throughout
a considerable portion of this district.
III. Ruislip—The Colne Valley Co., supply water to the
village and most of the principal roads.
There is one public well in the village, the water from
this is used by many of the cottages in the village. Analyses
of this well show the water to be of a satisfactory character.
There are a considerable number of shallow wells in
Ruislip and Eastcote of a suspicious nature from their
construction and surroundings. Analyses from two of these
wells were made and the report being unfavourable both the
wells have been closed.
Isolation Hospital.
The alterations and additions to the Isolation Hospital
at Hillingdon, Uxbridge, have been completed, they are
briefly as follows :—
1. A new Administration block containingeight Nurses'
bedrooms, one Nurses' sitting room, Matron's
sitting room, and bedroom, dining room, board
room, Doctor's room and kitchens.
2. A new Observation block containing :—
(a) Male ward, two beds and two cots.
(b) Female ward, two beds and two cots.
(c) Ward, kitchen and lavatories,