[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Saltash Borough.

  • Saltash (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Saltash Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8. PUBLIC HEALTH CIECUiSTAITCES OF THE ARIA 1. Mater Supply; (a) Quality; Viator continued to be supplied from two main sources - the Plymouth Corporation's Water works at Burr at or and the South-East Cornwall Water Board's works at Kit Hill, The quality of water received from both these sources remained highly satisfactory. Samples of water for bacteriological examination from both supplies were taken regularly during the year by the Public Health Inspector, A total of 50 such samples was- obtained. The reports on 49 of the samples were as follows; Probablo number of coliform bacilli - MacConkcy - two days - 37 C. - nil per 100 ti.l. - highly satisfactory - Class l'1. The report on the remaining sample was as follows; Probable number of coliform bacilli - MacConkoy - two days - 37°C. - two per 100 m.l. Probable number of Bact. coli (type 1) nil, (b) Quantity; An ample supply of water continued to be available from both main sources. During the period 1st April, I960 to 31st March, 1961 98,314*0°° gallons were supplied by the Plymouth Corporation and 16,693*°°° gallons by the South-East Cornwall Water Board. Ho restrictions were placed on the use of water during the year. On the 1st October, I960 the Council's water undertaking passed into the hands of the newly constituted East Cornwall Water Board although tho Council continued temporarily to act as tho Board’s agents in Saltash. (c) Plumbo-Solvcncy; The total hardness of water supplied is; (i) Plymouth Corporation - 1 p,p,h.t, (ii) Soutlv-Erst Cornwall Water Board. - 3 p.p,h.t. The wator from both main sources has little or no action on lead, IIo cases of lead poisoning were reported. (d) Proportion_of Population supplied from Public Water Mains; Except for one or two isolated farmhouses, virtually the whole of tho Borough has now a mains water supply. The proportion of the population supplied by moans of stand-pipes is negligible, 2. Drainage; The Department exercised careful control over the construction of now drainage systems within tho Borough, The general staidard of drain-laying showed a marked improvement during the year. Two hundred and seventy eight visits were mado by tho Public Health Inspector in connection with drainage and four hundred and eleven tests were applied to new drainage systems, 3« Sewerage: No major alterations or improvements were mado to the sewerage system during the year. Certain of the Borough's main sewers continued to bo used beyond thoir normal capacity, but as yet no scheme has boon proparod to relievo tils state of affairs. Instructions were given, however, for tho preparation of a scheme to sower the Wcardo area of the Borough. This scheme will provide the necessary drainage for two new schools aid will open up a substaitial. aroa for residential development.