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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
WATER SUPPLY.
A constant supply of water is supplied to the whole of the
district by the mains of the Metropolitan Water Board.
Complaints were received from certain householders in Stanford
Road of a bad taste in the water. Samples of water were taken for
analysis. The taste was due to naphthaline from the coating of new
pipes. The matter was referred to the Water Board, and the defect
was remedied.
During the summer drought samples of water were taken from
a well in order to ascertain whether the water was fit for domestic
purposes. The bacteriological report was as follows:—
B. Coli absent in 100 ccs.
Streptococci absent in 5 ccs.
B. Enteritidis Sporogenes absent in 5 ccs.
On gelatine plates, kept for four days at 20° C., 40 colonies
per cc. developed. Of these 20 liquified gelatine.
On Agar plates, kept for 24 hours at 37° C., 25 colonies per cc.
developed. No exception could be taken to this water on
bacteriological grounds, and as the chemical analysis was
satisfactory, this water was used for domestic purposes.
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
The new soil sewerage scheme which was commenced on
August 14, 1933, was completed during the year. This scheme
drains an area of 962 acres to a new outfall sewer.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
Visits have been paid to all works suspected of discharging
polluted effluent into the surface water sewers. On three occasions
pollution was found and in each case the matter was remedied.
One complaint was received during the year.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
With very few exceptions the whole of the district is on the
water carriage system, the houses being drained to the public sewer.
At the end of the year there were seven pail closets and one cesspool
in use.