[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Kenilworth U.D.C.
- Kenilworth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1968
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Kenilworth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![C. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT 1. Water Supply.—The Manager of the South War- wickshire Water Board has reported that the public water supply was satisfactory and is chlorinated as required; 6,675 houses have a direct supply which serves 20,780 persons and now no houses have only a supply by standpipe. The Board has a joint laboratory service with two other Boards and regular examinations are carried out at their laboratories at Leamington Spa and Rugby. The water does not have a plumbo-solvent action. Sample analysis reports follow : Water analysis results expressed in parts per million. Received on: 13th December 1968. From: South Warwickshire Water Board. Chief Chemist. Description: Mill End, Kenilworth, Borehole. Chlorine in Chlorides ... ... 25.5 Alkaline Calcium Carbonate 215 Hardness Total ... 315 Manganese ... ... ... 0*01 Iron ... ... ... ... 0-02 Fluoride, F ... ... ... 0.5] Water Sampling—Town Water Supply 22 samples of water taken from various premises in the town were submitted to the Public Health Laboratory for bacteriological examination. All the samples were reported as satisfactory. Water Supplies—Other Sources. A sample of water which was being used for domestic purposes was taken from a well adjoining a dwellinghouse. Upon examination the supply was found to be grossly contaminated. The occupants of the house were advised to boil all water before use. The house has since been dealt with under the Housing Act and the family have been re-housed. Sanitary Circumstances of the District. 1. Sewage Disposal Works.—Following extensive investi- gations to ascertain the true dry weather flow reaching the Works, the conclusion was reached that the figure was 600,000 gallons per day. This left a margin of 25,000 gallons per day before the maximum covered by the River Authority's consent, was reached.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2952801x_0006.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
