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The number of Homes in the Borough during the year was 8
of which 6 take Maternity Cases.
Inspections have been made and no contraventions of the
Bye-laws have been found.
Sanitary Circumstances of Area.
Water.
Owing to recent events I prepared a report on the water
supply of the Borough for presentation to the Health and Water
Committees. Although this was written at the beginning of the
present year, it is convenient to incorporate it in this Annual
Report for 1937.
Public Health Department,
Parkshot,
Richmond, Surrey.
January 18th, 1938.
To the Chairman and Members
of the Health Committee.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Recent events have focussed the attention of the Public on
Water Supplies and 1 think that it is likely that, in the near future
the Ministry of Health will issue some information and possibly
instructions.
It seems opportune, therefore, to set out a statement as to the
supply in this Borough and the conditions under which it is
maintained.
With the exception of a comparatively small amount obtained
from the Metropolitan Water Board, the supply in this Borough is
obtained from one deep well in the chalk (at the Terrace Gardens)