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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH
INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR 1961
November, 1962.
To: The Chairman and Members of the
Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District Council.
Madam Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
1 have pleasure in submitting my report for the year 1961 and must
apologise lor the delay in its presentation. Members will appieciate that
owing to the absence of Mrs. Taylor, through illness— who I am now
pleased to report is back at work— the clerical staff have been seriously
handicapped, fn addition clerical assistance has had to be given at the
weighbridge office owing to difficulties there
There is nothing spectacular to report for the period under ieview but
steady progress has been made in all aspects of the work as will be noted
from the various sections of the report.
I am most grateful to the members of the staff of the department,
particularly my deputy, Mr. T. Marshall, for their loyalty and assistance
and also to the Clerk of the Council, the Engineer and Surveyor and
Tieasurer and their staff for their co-operation with me.
SECTION D
WATER SUPPLY
Water is supplied by the Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley Water
Company and typical bacteriological and chemical examination results are
shown.
It is such a pity in this day and age, when science has shown us all
modern marvels of invention, that some means could not be found to soften
the water supplied to this area, which although described as moderateiy
hard, gives one the sensation of being very hard.
Hot water boilers and hot water systems have to be defurred in as
little as 2 to 3 years after installation in this area and the Council plumbers
are engaged more or less all the time on work involved with cleaning and
defurring boilers, pipes and storage tanks connected with hot water systems.
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