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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
Water Supply
Dr. E. Windle Taylor, Director ofWater Examination ofthe Metropolitan Water Board
has kindly supplied the following information regarding Tottenham's water supplies
"The supply to the Borough of Tottenham has been satisfactory both in quantity and
quality during 1962.
The Borough is supplied mainly with New River-derived water from Stoke Newington
and Hornsey filtration stations with some well water at Northumberland Park from Park
pumping station Details of the analytical results of the waters from these sources are
set out in the tables
There were no important extensions of trunk mains but a length of 8"mainwas laid
in Brantwood Road, Tottenham, to improve the supply to a bottling factory. New service
mains were laid to the extent of 268 yards.
All new and repaired mains are disinfected with chlorine before being put into
service and samples of water from them are tested bacteriologically to ensure that the
quality is up to. that normally supplied. The water supplied to this area is not plumbo
solvent'*.
Fluoridation of Water
Following years of experiment in this country and abroad, the Minister has
indicated that he is prepared to approve the fluoridation of water supplies
Drainage and Sewerege
There are separate systems of drainage for soil and surface water. Close liaison
is maintained with the Lee Conservancy Catchment Board's inspectors to detect and deal
as expeditiously as possible with pollution of the surface water system arising from the
incorrect discharge of soil drainage.
It is expected that connection of the soil drainage to the East Middlesex Drainage
System will soon be completed. At present this is pumped into the London County
Council's system and the greater discharge capacity which is being provided should
reduce the possibility of flooding from sewers surcharging during severe storms.