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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Richmond upon Thames 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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All new and 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.
None of the samples was plumbo-solvent.
There is also a supply of raw river water delivered to allotments,
Kew Gardens, and a proportion of the residences in Richmond.
After sedimentation it is pumped to a special reservoir and is delivered
from there by gravity. This water is not fit for drinking; it is
used for gardens and for periodic flushing of sewers.
The following figures show the daily average consumption from the three sources:—
| Daily Average Consumption. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1949/50 | 1950/51 | |
| All Richmond Wells | 697,118 galls. | 752,307 galls. |
| Metropolitan Water Board | 985,507 galls. | 912,529 galls. |
| Raw River Water | 275,318 galls. | 182,548 galls. |
Two cottages connected with Teddington Lock obtain their
water from a private well. Apart from this, water fit for human
consumption is made available by piped supply to every dwelling
house in the Borough.