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Summary.
(1) The water drawn from the Richmond Wells is of good
quality even before it is treated.
(2) After chlorination, which is used as a safeguard, analyses
show that it is "a clear bright water of the highest degree of
bacterial purity. It is a pure and wholesome water suitable for the
purposes of a public supply" to use the words of the analysts.
(3) Every precaution is taken by frequent inspection to
ensure that the water supply will continue to be of the above good
quality.
I am,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
C.S. BREBNER,
Medical Officer of Health.
Drainage and Sewerage.
Practically all houses in the Borough are drained into the
sewers. The construction of drains for new buildings is supervised
by the Borough Surveyor and his staff, after plans for the erection
of the new buildings have been approved by the Highways
Committee and the Council.
The reconstruction or repair of drains is supervised by the
Public Health Department, and details of the house drainage work
supervised by the Sanitary Inspector will be found below.
Sewerage.
The Richmond Main Sewerage Board formed in 1887, of
which the constituent authorities are the Richmond and Barnes
Corporations, deals with the sewage from the Boroughs of
Richmond and Barnes.