[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C.
- West Lancashire (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![WATER SUPPLY. I'he table on Page 42 shows the total number of supplies from ])nblic service for each township, with increases or decreases during 1938, the source of such supplies, the percentage of supplies to inhabited houses, and also the total number of supplies from wells, rain water tanks, etc., and their increase or decrease during the year. In Altcar, Downholland, Halsall, Bickerstaffe, Lydiate, Scaris- brick, North Meols and Aughton, and also in Maghull, the vSniithpoId and District Water Board supply the water, own the mains, and levy tlie water rate. dhe water comes from deep wells and is hard, but is otherwise satisfactory for general use. Rufford is sup])lied with water pumped from deep wells by tlie Ormskirk Urban District, who delixer the water through a meter to the West Lancashire Rural District Council. The latter Council own the mains and levy the water rate. Negotiations were completed with the Ormskirk Urban District Council, who laid a new main from their pum])ing station at Greetb}/ Hill to Burscough Bridge. Since this work was completed the sn])ply to Rufford has been satisfactory, and there has been no further evidence of any shortage in any part of the parish. The temporary supply from the Tarleton main at Holmeswood village has been discontinued. Melling obtains its water supply from the St. Helens Corporation, through mains owned by the West Lancashire Rural District Council, who levy the water rate. Hesketh and Tarleton receive their water from the Preston Corpora¬ tion through meter from Penwortham. The West Lancashire Rural District Council laid a trunk main from the latter point to the water tower at Tarleton. The WTst Lancashire Rural District Council own the mains in the two parishes and levy the water rate. In 1922, to augment the supply, a concrete water tower was con¬ structed on high land in Hesketh Lane, Tarleton. The tower is 34 feet high to the base of the tank, which has a capacity of 60,000 gallons— about half a day’s supply. The tank is hlled direct from the trunk main. In the event of a breakdown on the mains, the service can be main¬ tained for a short time from the tower. During the past few years the quantity of water consumed lias shown a steady increase owing to building development and to the development of the horticultural industry of this area. In the portion of the district formerly administered bv the Sefton Rural District Council the Liverpool Corporation provide the supplv and are responsible for the distribution of water.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30261648_0045.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
