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Towards the end of the year I was compelled, very
reluctantly, to request the Council to relieve me of these
voluntary duties, but owing to certain difficulties I agreed
to carry on temporarily until these could be surmounted.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
WATER SUPPLY.
The drinking water for the district is supplied by the
Metropolitan Water Board and consists of Thames derived
stored water, filtered and terminally chlorinated. On every
working day the raw water, general well and main waters
leaving the works are subjected to full chemical and
bacteriological tests by the Board's Director of Water
Examinations and the results of such tests have shown the
last-mentioned waters to be invariably of first class quality.
In addition each individual filter is tested bacteriologically
in daily sequence, and appropriate biological, chemical and
bacteriological tests are regularly made on all reservoir
waters.
BEVERLEY BROOK, PYL BROOK AND
HOGSMILL RIVER.
No complaints were received during the year
regarding these streams.
Improvement works have been carried out on the
Beverley and Coombe Brooks and negotiations are proceeding
for the improvement of the Hogsmill River.
Engineering details have already been agreed in
connection with the Hogsmill River improvement.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
Practically all the houses in the district have water
closets connected with the main sewerage system. Only
in a few isolated instances are earth closets known to
be in use.