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Part II.—Administration.
Water Supply.
1. The Kent Water Company on the south of the river, and
the East London Company on the north, maintained an effective
and satisfactory supply of water during the year. The
supply was constant over the greater part of the district. No
complaints were received as to water being turned off. With
one or two exceptions, all houses are supplied by the above
companies.
70 Defective and foul cisterns were found and remedied or
cleansed. In 61 houses the supply was deficient or temporarily
cut off, and notices served to provide a sufficient supply.
The question as to what constitutes a proper and sufficient
water supply must be considered on its merits for each house,
but the general practice of the department is to aim at getting
for every house a separate tap with sink inside the house.
629 New houses were certified to have a proper and sufficient
water supply, compared with 920 in the preceding year.
Food and Drugs Act.
2. 539 Samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, and
31, or 5.7 per cent. were found adulterated, compared with 5.5
and 4.1 per cent. in the two preceding years.