[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    exjieiKliture, but are eoiiipelled in ])erpetuity to pay for the water at a niijiiniuin rate })er ”'allons after a certain daily consumption has been readied. Idle siipply in bulk would be to tlie boundary, so tliat it is possible tliat in order to forc'.e tlie supply into the service cisterns in the highest ])art of the town, tlie (h)uncil maj^ liei committed to a further expenditure for a ])um})iug station at their boundary. The projiosed pipe line tor a su()ply from Hull would not jiass througli so many villages as the jn-oposed line of the supply from the vicinity of Arram village. Inquiries have been held by the Ministry of Health diii'ing the year with regard to a loan for capital expenditure for purjioses of an indeiiendent supply as mentioned above. The CounciTs aiiplication was not granted jieiidiiig further negotiations with the Hull City Council. Aoktox. The District is supplied with water from springs at some distance from the town, and the water stored in a. service reservoir. The supply is abundant and of excellent quality, but a trifle hard. IhxKLiXGTOx. The town is supplied 1)3^ water gathered from springs at ^lillington about three miles iSoi'lh of the town. The Waterworks are not the ])ropeit\' of the District CouiK'il. The rest of the water sup])l3' is obtained from shallow wells. Ao new wells have been made during the past 3’ear, but two wells where the water was unsafe have been closed. Twent3- five houses have been connected to the water mains during the 3'ear. WiTiiERXSEA. The District is supplied with water in bulk to the town boundary by the Hull Cit3 Council from their main, which passes through the Eural Districts of Sculcoates and Patrington. The total amount of water used from the Public Supply dining the 3'ear was 28,()96,0()() gallons. With an estimated population of 4,202 the amount per head consumed was 18.4 gallons per da3u Idle Public Sup])l3 Avas laid on to one hundred and tAventy houses, of which number no less than 118 Avere new.