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I would urgently recommend that Mr. Kramm, your
Sanitary Inspector, be authorised to take samples of milk
coming into Harrow, and forward them to the Lister
Institute for examination and report.
WATER SUPPLY.
Analyses of the public water supply (Colne Valley
Water Co.), were made twice during the year, and
showed that the four samples of water submitted were
of a high degree of purity, and that it is a soft water
and well fitted for drinking and domestic purposes.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
Dr. Young, the Medical Officer of Health for the
County, has forwarded to me the following particulars of
the County Inspector's work in Harrow for 1908 :—
Formal samples taken during 12 months (1908) 47.
Informal „ „ ,, „ „ 70.
Adulterated samples 3.
Inferior samples 2.
Prosecution 1.
Conviction 1.
PUBLIC URINALS.
I have repeatedly recommended the Council to
provide public urinals in Harrow. The increase of
resident population, and the large number of visitors to
Harrow, render such provision more urgent every day.
A great deal of avoidable inconvenience and suffering is
caused by the want of such sanitary provision.
I would urge the Council to take the matter into
their early consideration.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
The rainfall for the year was 27.47 inches, which is
2.10 more than in 1907, when it was 25.37 inches. The
average for the previous 10 years was 24.39.
The number of days on which .01 or more inches of
rain fell was 20 in April and December, 19 in March, 17
in January, 16 in September and October, 15 in February,
May and August, and 14 in Jul}' and November. The
greatest fall in 24 hours was 1.22 on January 7th.