Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg.

  • Johannesburg
Date:
[1962]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XX. WATER SUPPLIES „ The City9 s water supply is maintained by the Rand Water Board, the main source being the Yaal River* After treatment the water is delivered in bulk at an agreed rate to the Council8s reservoirs and thence through the reticulation system also owned and controlled by the Council* The Council has 13 service reservoirs and nine water towers, including two of each type in the Bantu occupied areas* All are decked over* The sale of the water to consumers is based on a metering syster with charges for domestic supplies at the rate of 29c* (2/llde) per 1,000 gallons up to 100,000 in any one month and 17yc * (l/9d.) per 1,000 there¬ after* Lower rates are charged for charitable institutions and sporting bodies* During 1962 the amount of water purchased by the Council was 21,119,275,000 gallons with an average daily consumption of 57,710,400, a substantial increase on the previous year* Throughout the year weekly water samples were taken by this Departments health inspectors at various points where the water passes into supply* A number of private boreholes are in use in the Municipal area some of which are used for supplying large buildings such as blocks of flats, and periodic samples are taken to assess purity and potability. Suitable action is taken where tests of City supplies indicate any unusua] condition* Borehole supplies are restricted to non—potable usage where tests reveal sub-standard conditions. The number of tests is recorded in Annexure 7 * The Medical Officer of Health is Honorary Medical Officer to the Rand Water Board* X. LABORATORY/ 0*000