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The water supply of the area and of its several parts
has been satisfactory as to quality and quantity, but, owing
to the exceptionally high demand during the extreme drought
period, the pressures were at times less than normal.
The following mains were laid inllford during 1959:-
3" 4" 6" 9" 12" 15" 18" 21"
Yards 86 84 28 72 5 12 32 1459"
There are now no public wells in existence. There
are a few private wells for domestic and commercial purposes.
Four samples of piped water supply (l South Essex
Waterworks Co., and 3 Metropolitan Water Board) were
taken by the Department and submitted for Chemical and
Bacteriological examination, and all gave satisfactory analyses.
(ii) PUBLIC SWIMMING BATHS.- There are three
public swimming baths in the Borough. Two indoor, 120,000
gallons and 66,000 gallons respectively and one open-air,
of 250,000 gallons approximately. Mains water supply is
used in all cases and the method of treatment is by breakpoint
chlorination. The water is normally changed once
annually in the case of the larger indoor bath and the openair
bath, which are closed during the winter months. The
smaller indoor bath is, however, in ope ration throughout the
whole of the year, and as is the case with all the baths, is
"topped up" as necessary.
Five samples of water for examination were taken
from the open-air swimming bath from April to September.
The samples were satisfactory. Twelve samples were also
taken from the two indoor baths during January, March,
April, May, June, July, August, September and November:
all the samples were satisfactory and of a high standard of
bacterial purity.
(iii) DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.- The Borough Engineer
has kindly supplied me with the following:-