[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Banff County Council.

  • Banffshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Banff County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of Rathvcn ; Tomintoul, in the Parish of Kirkniichatl; New- mill, in the Parish of Keith ; and Crannoch, in the Parish of Grange. There was a plentiful supply of water in each of the Special Districts during the year. At Whitehills during the summer a shortage was experienced on one occasion due to a defective service pipe, which on Ircing repaired, the supply was again maintained. The present supply to the village is now taxed to its utmost, and when a leak occurs in the system a shortage is experienced, particularh' at the Trinity Manse, which is the highest dwelling-house in the village. In the 1931 Report mention was made regarding the' aug- mentation of the Whitehills Supply. Investigations were made above the Blairmaud Reservoir on the Farm of Blair- maud, when a supply of approxiniatel3^ 10,000 gallons per 24 hours was discovered. A report and estimate was submitted to the Banff District Council by the CounW Architect, giv- ing the estimated cost of /,300 for convej'ing this supph' to the present system. The District Council, after considering the Scheme and cost, resolved to defer consideration. Investi- gations were also made during the year of supplies on the farms of Alehouseburn and Nether Blairmaud. The Ale- houseburn supply was found to be to a large extent land drainage, and instructions were given not to investigate further. At Blairmaud Farms, a well, known as “Dolh* Reid’s Well,” which at one time was the water suppl\- to houses now demolished, was opened up, when a supph' of approximatel3' 510 gallons per 24 hours was found. It was estimated that to connect the suppl3' to the Reservoir would cost ^'iS, and considering the cost, and the small quantitv of the water olrtained, tlie District Council resoh'cd to take no action. in regard to the Newmill supply, the Keith District Council are meantime negotiating with the owners of the land where the springs are situated to put the land out of rotation. During the year the pipes in the gathering area at Crannoch, Grange, which have frequenth’ been causing troulile due to them becoming silted up were raised and re- laid, apd at some parts renewed. The supplies in all the Special Districts have l-»oen main- tained in good order, and no alterations or improvements of aii3' note have lieen carried out in anv of the other Special Districts. In tlie rural area only 4 com]daiuts were received re- garding defective water supplies. Tliese were investigated and dealt with.