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WATER SUPPLY
All the dwellings in the Borough are supplied from the Metropolitan Water
Board's main, and I am indebted to Dr. E. Windle Taylor, Director of Water Examination,
Metropolitan Water Board, for the following report:
"The source of water is the River Thames, which is stored in the Thames Valley
reservoirs at Staines, Littleton, and Walton. After storage the water is filtered and
chlorinated at the Board's works at Hampton, Ashford Common, Hanworth Road and
Kempton Park. Samples of water are collected at all stages of the purification process
at least five times a week and the summary of the analyses showing the quality of the
treated waters are set out in Table 6.
The supply is not plumbo-solvent and there have been no important extensions to
trunk mains nor changes in the general scheme of supply to your area during 1964.
New mains have been laid in Twickenham to the extent of 2,116 yards and all these
new as well as repaired mains are disinfected with chlorine before being restored to
supply and samples of water from them are tested to establish that its quality is up to
that normally supplied".
KEEPING THE BOROUGH CLEAN
I am obliged to A. S. Knolles, Esq., B.Sc., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mun.E., Chartered
C.E., the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the following report of Drainage and
Sewerage and Refuse Disposal.
Drainage and Sewerage.
Work is continuing on the construction of a new gravity sewer in the Hampton
area to replace a number of old ejectors and to provide additional capacity. Its completion
will also enable worn out air compressors to be disposed of at the Hampton
Works and improvements to be effected to the pumping stations at Bell Hill and
Hampton Wick.
Refuse Disposal.
The question of the bulking of the refuse continues to give concern and results in
increased tipping of crude refuse and longer working hours at the plant.
The compost plant is now operating satisfactorily, and the sales market is being
investigated in conjunction with the Greater London Council, who assume responsibility
for refuse disposal on the 1st April, 1965.
FOOD
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960
Table 17 gives details of the work carried out under these regulations.
It was found necessary to institute legal proceedings in the following 9 cases.
1. Baker conditionally discharged with £10. 10s. costs for selling a loaf of bread with
a splinter of wood in it.
2. Baker fined £2. with £5. 5s. Od. costs for selling a chocoloatccoated coconut slice
containing a spent match.
3. Fishmonger fined £20. with £10. 10s. costs for selling a mouldy pork pie.
4. Baker fined £5. with £10. 10s. costs for selling apple and cream tarts with a mould
growth on the apple.
5. Fishmonger fined £25. with £7. 7s. costs for selling unfit fish sticks,
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