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SECTION C. —
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply.
The Metropolitan Water Board is responsible for the supply of
water to the Borough and regular periodical examinations are made by
that Authority.
With three exceptions all the dwelling houses in Wimbledon are
supplied from public water mains direct to the houses.
During the year 1953 samples of water were taken for
logical examination, as follows:—
Wimbledon Corporation Swimming Baths 18
Private residence in Somerset Road, S.W.19 2
Beverley Meads Allotments 2
21 of the these 22 samples were reported as being satisfactory.
Two samples from the house in Somerset Road, which were taken
as a result of a complaint by the occupier, were bacteriologically satisfactory.
Two samples were taken from Beverley Meads Allotments at the
request of the Allotments Committee. One sample taken from the
supply pipe from the well was satisfactory; the other sample taken from
the supply cistern from the well proved to be unfit for drinking purposes.
These results were reported to the Allotments Committee, who took
appropriate action.
Sanitary Inspection of District.
The following is a summary of the visits made during 1953:—
Reason for Visit. No.
Infectious Diseases, investigations, etc. ... 684
Inspections under Housing Act, 1936, Part IV 92
House to House Inspections (Section 91. Public
Health Act, 1936): —
(a) number of houses inspected 155
(b) number of revisits 143
House Inspections and Reinspections ... ... 7,826
Factories, Workplaces and Outworkers premises 459
Dairies and Milkshops ... ... 52
Food Inspection ... 480
Food Premises 762
Sampling — Food & Drugs Act, 1938 92
Milk (Bacteriological) ... 39
Milk (Biological) ... ... 4
Water 12
Shops Act 1950 439
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