[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1949
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    Willitoti iiiul Wellington Districts and Watcliet. Mineliead could also he served but at tlie nioinent is well catered lor by the large i'escr\'oir at Nntscale. The reqnii'eincnts ol the eastern ])art of laindon lairal will cease to cause anxiety if the jn'oposed iinponnding i'eser\'oir at Iiiilters- leigb is eventualiy constrncted. 'I’bis source conld also augment supplies to the south-eastern part of the Hridgwater Itnral District. The Dridgwater district is sei'ved by the two reservoirs at Asld'ord and JDnrleigh; to meet any increase in consumption the needs could |)Ossihly he met by water from either Taunton Cor})oration s projected new source to which reference has been made or from the Dristol W ater- works resources in the Cheddar \’alley. The lattei' source could doubtless augment suj)2)lies to the Burnham and JLighhridge, W eston-su2)er-i\iare and Axhi'idge areas if recjuired. ]details of the works carried out dui'ing the year by the district authorities together with 2 ro2)osals under consideration are as follows: — Urban Areas. Briugwaier. An Sin. main was laid linking Unrleigh Eoad to llani}) to increase the 2)ressine in the area. (This work is i)art of the High Level Scheme.) Other than extensions to new housing sites no new works are conteinijlatcd. The supirly had to he restricted during August. Burnham. A stand-by innniring set at the Borehole Site was in'ovided and defective lengths of Ijiires in the distribution system were reirlaced. A geograi)hical survey for a new borehole was made. It is 2W’oi)osed to irrovide a new' borehole nt Winscombe and lay a new' main to the sei\ice reservoir at an estimated cost of £5,500. Chard. No extensions or works were carried out during the year but it is iiroiioscd to sup()le- ment the suipdy to the High Level Zone as the yield from the existing well is so h)w as to cruse some concern. Clevedon. No extensions or works were carried out during the year but considei'ation is being given to the ijrovision of a sui)2rly to Norton’s Wood and Kenn Pier. Crevvkerne. lm2M'ovement works in the collection of water at the source were carried out at Way ford. Frome. 3in. mains were laid to supply the Woodland Boad housing site and proi)erty at White- well Hoad. (Jeastonbury. a Boostei' Plant on the West Pennard ti'uirk main was ju-ovided and a pumi)ing station with dui)licate jrlant was erected over No. 2 Borehole at West Comi)ton. Works in hand include the. provision of a new High Level Heservoii- and mains for supplying the higlu'r parts of the area and the i)rovision of a Booster Plant for increasing the 2>ro.ssure in the Low Level System. A scheme for su})|)lying the Biindham and Wick areas at an estimated cost of £10,25D lias been sulmiitted to the Ministry of Health. A short.age of water was expei'imiced and the hours of siqijily had to be limited Irom Augusi. t 1 the end of October.