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11.
SECTION C
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF IKE AREA
Water Supplies,
A hard, pure and constant piped water supply is provided by the
Metropolitan Water Board; the supply has been satisfactory in both
quality and quantity.
It was not considered necessary to take any samples of water
for bacteriological examination and the supply is not liable to
plumt o-solvent action.
No action was necessary in respect of contamination and the
whole of the dwelling houses in the borough are supplied from public
water mains.
Some considerable improvement was reported in the amount of
contamination in water supplies due to radio-active fallout.
Although some contamination arising out of the French nuclear tests
was detected in the rainfall, this was not apparent in the water
supplied by the Board,
Rivers and Streams,
Thirty-six visits were made during the year in connection with
the pollution of water courses. Informal action secured the
abatement of minor instances of pollution.
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal,
The Borough Engineer reports as follows:-
"Sewerage - with the exception of one or two areas where
surcharge occurs in exceptionally wet weather
the sewerage of the district is satisfactory.
Sewage
Disposal — the present works are expected to become redundant
in 1963 when all sewage will be treated at the
Edmonton Works of the Middlesex County Council,
In the meantime during periods of drought or of
heavy rain the present works which are of only
about half the required capacity are unable to
produce a first class effluent, despite the fact
that 30% of the dry weather flow is now being
pumped to the Edmonton Works,