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10th May, 1938.
APPENDIX K.
SWIMMING BATH WATER ANALYSIS.
The Borough Engineer and the Medical Officer are not satisfied as to the present arrangements
for this analysis. They have conferred together and are of opinion that the definite responsibility
for reporting on any unsatisfactory sample should be placed upon the Medical Officer of Health.
They are further of opinion that once a month corroborative analysis should be made by an independent
firm specialising in water analysis. The procedure which they would suggest for adoption is as
follows:—
(1) The Health Department to take samples of bath water and convey them to the Municipal
Hospital Laboratory for analysis. These samples to be taken periodically by the Health
Department at suitable intervals and at such other times on request from the Borough
Engineer.
(2) The Municipal Hospital Laboratory to analyse the samples.
(3) The results of the analysis to be submitted to the Medical Officer of Health by the Medical
Superintendent together with the Medical Superintendent's observations on the analysis.
(4) The Medical Officer of Health to report to the Engineer in all cases in which circumstances
arise requiring the attention of the Engineer.
(5) Corroborative analysis to be made once a month by an independent firm specialising in water
analysis. The cost of these examinations is estimated at £60 per annum.
F. WAYMAN BROWN,
Borough Engineer.
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer of Health.
APPENDIX L.
10th May, 1938.
MEMORANDUM BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH ON A MEMORIAL
FROM RESIDENTS OF HARLEY ROAD COMPLAINING OF SULPHUR, ASHES
AND COAL DUST FROM L.M.S. RAILWAY NEAR HARLEY ROAD AND
GENERATING STATION OF LONDON POWER COMPANY, ACTON LANE,
WILLESDEN, N.W.10.
L.M.S. Railway, near Harley Road, Elevator.
In September, 1930, complaints were received from residents in Harley Road of a nuisance
from noise and coal dust caused by this elevator. The matter was investigated and certain proposals
were put to the Company, these included:—
A. Use of apparatus between the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
B. Use of hard coals, free from dust.
C. Lengthen period of wetting coal in wagon.
D. Spraying coal at top of elevator.
E. Enclosing elevator at top.
By April, 1931, A., B. and C. were carried out, also a portion of the hopper was lined with
wood to deaden noise.
The Company stated D. was not practicable.
The Company experimented on E. at Derby but without success.
During the past seven years no further complaints have been received and the Sanitary
Inspectors have not noted any dust emission but have noted there is very little noise.
The present memorial is signed by 50 residents in Harley Road, who complain of sulphur,
ashes, and coal dust from the coal elevator and from the drawing of fires from the engines.
Sulphur.
The Sanitary Inspector reports that the sulphur fumes in this area have been very greatly
reduced by the works to the washing tower, carried out at the London Power Company, Acton Lane,
and only occasionally has he noticed faint sulphur odours in this area.