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SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
(i) Water.
As pointed out in previous reports, the water supply
throughout the whole Borough is from the mains of the
Metropolitan Water Board.
There is now only one private dwelling-house which draws
its drinking water supply from a well. Samples from this well
were secured during the year, and the report thereon was
extremely good. In addition, three factories draw their
drinking water supply from wells, and samples were taken and
submitted for both chemical analysis and bacteriological
report. In all cases, the reports were satisfactory, and the
Council gave their approval in writing of the source of supply
to the firms concerned in accordance with the requirements of
Section 41 of the Factories Act, 1937.
The majority of the smaller type of houses in the Borough
have a direct supply from the rising main for drinking purposes,
hut from time to time isolated cases are found where the supply
comes through a storage cistern. Where such is in an inaccessible
position to permit of periodical cleansing of the
cistern, action is taken. In this connection, 22 draw taps direct
from the main were fixed during the year.
(ii) Drainage and Sewerage.
The whole of the sewage of the Borough is now taken by
the West Middlesex Scheme with its works in the Heston and
Isleworth area adjoining this Borough.
The Borough Engineer has supplied me with the undermentioned
particulars relative to work in connection with the
public sewers:—
(a) Length of surface water sewers laid or
constructed during 1938 ... ... ... 514 ft.
(b) Length of soil sewers laid or reconstructed
during 1938 Nil
2. Rivers and Streams.
A few minor complaints were received from the Port of
London Authority in reference to the pollution of the River
Thames by the surface water sewers. Investigation was carried
out in every ease and the matter rectified.