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Southall-Norwood 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH
Water Supply.
Water is supplied to nearly the whole of the district by the South West
Suburban Water Company. The Metropolitan Water Board supplies a small
area in the southern part of the district, and the Rickmansworth and Uxbridge
Valley Water Company a small area in the northern part. The supply is
satisfactory both in quality and in quantity.
Samples are taken from time to time from the mains of the companies
supplying the district.
During the year three such samples were taken with the results indicated
in Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in the following table. In addition three samples were taken
of wells used for drinking, and the results are put against Nos. 4, 5 and 6 in
the table.
Table No. 30.
| Date | Organisms found | Remarks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelatin 20 degrees for 3 days | Agar 37 degrees for 2 days | B. Coli | Streptococci | B. Welchii | |||
| 1 | 15.9.36 | 15 | 3 | 0 in 100 c.c. | 0 in 30 c.c. | 0 in 100 c.c. | Quite suitable for drinking purposes. |
| 2 | 17.9.36 | 43 | 28 | 0 in 100 c.c. | 0 in 30 c.c. | 0 in 100 c.c. | ditto. |
| 3 | 23.10.36 | 141 | 12 | 0 in 100 c.c. | 0 in 30 c.c. | 0 in 100 c.c. | ditto. |
| 4 | 31.1.36 | 870 | 65 | +in 2 c.c. | + in 1 c.c. | +in 50 c.c. | Not fit for drinking. |
| 5 | 30.6.36 | 11,640 | 1771 | +in 1 c.c. | + in 5 c.c. | +in 10 c.c. | ditto. |
| 6 | 14.2.36 | 129 | 11 | 0 in 100 c.c. | 0 in 30 c.c. | 0 in 100 c.c. | Suitable for drinking |
Samples 4 and 5 were taken from the same well, which is now no longer
used for either drinking or any other purpose.
Rivers and Streams.
No action was taken during the year with regard to the pollution of
rivers and streams in the area.
Drainage and Sewerage.
The Middlesex County Council's main drainage scheme was officially
opened on the 23rd October, 1936, and the Council's sewage disposal works
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