[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes R.D.C.
- Devizes (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1956
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Water consumption on certain Council House Estates Estate No. of Houses Estimated Population Annual Consumption Average Consump- tion per Head per Day Chirton 16 56 350,430 gallons 17-15 gallons Etchilhampton 8 28 163,060 gallons 15-96 gallons Totai< 24 84 513,490 gallons 16-75 gallons The Great Cheverell and North-Western Systems — Consumption 1. Statistics Total number of premises supplied 2,184 2. Total number of metered connections ... 410 3. Total number of domestic connections ... 1,761 4. Total number of other connections, e.g., Halls, etc. 13 5. Total overall consumption 90,718,800 gallons 6. Total metered consumption 36,287,520 gallons 7. Estimated total domestic consumption ... 60,227,480 gallons 8. Estimated average domestic consumption per head of the population per diem 22-44 gallons 9. Estimated average overall consumption 33-80 gallons t>er head of the popidation per diem It should be noted that Nos. 7-9 above are estimated figures. It is not possible to give precise figures as the water which is recorded by most service meters, e.g., farms, is used for both domestic and non-domestic purposes. Again, an estirnate of the population (3-5 persons per house) is used in arriving at the above figures as a physical count is not practicable. No adjust- ment has been made for the waste factor. Notwithstanding these assumptions the figures may be taken as reasonably reliable. 'I'he following inferences may be drawn from a study of the preceding tables and statistics : — 1. 96-6% of the population of those parishes which have had mains water throughout the Parish since 1937 now enjoy a public water supply. It will probably never be economically possible to obtain a 100% connection owing to the distance of a number of properties from the water mains and to the fact that some jiro])- erties are above the hydraulic gradient. 2. The domestic consumption per head of the population per day, viz., 22-44 gallons, shows a slight increase compared with the figure for 1955 and an increase of 41% compared with the figure arrived at for 1950.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29159489_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
