[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Formby U.D.C.

  • Formby (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Formby U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WATER SUPRLY The water .supplied to the district is from the Southport and District Water Board. The sources of supply are four pumping'stations with deep wells headings and boreholes sunk in the new red sandstone formation. There are three covered reservoirs which have a combined capacity of 6 million gallons. They are situated at Gorso Hill, Augh to n. The supply is constant and there is little possibility of contamination, and no shortage has been experienced. The water is hard and is classified as a Temporary Hard Water, i.e, the hardness can bo removed by boiling# Being of a hard nature there is no fear of any plurabo-solvent action. On the outskirts of the district 17 houses procure their water from 13 wells and 2 houses owned by the Railway Company have their water supply brought tmce a week in tanks. Two samples from the mains and one sample from a well were submitted for Bacteriological examination. Two samples from the mains and one from a well were submitted for . Chemical Analysis. Supplie s to ho use s prom Public Mains Prom Private Supplies e.g.Wells, springs etc. Direct to Houses. By means of standpipe No. of IDwelling |Ho us e s. No. of population. No.of j No. of dwelling 1 Population, houses, j No. of dwelling houses. No. of popul atioT 2512 i 8799 4 j 14 i . 19 51 Water Courses. These have been cleansed where necessary by the owners or occupiers of adjoining lands. A certain amount of pollution takes place in the unsewered area of the district duo to percolation and improper discharge of sewage from cesspools and during the year it was found necessary to serve two Notices to prevent pollution. Careful attention is given to the drains and sewers, and every complaint is attended to without delay. The Sewage System is by gravitation and Septic Tank treatment. The outfall from the tanks discharges into the sea. The sewers are flushed regularly., All new drains are tested and existing drains are tested when necessary* Drains are flushed when found necessary. The extension of sowers to the unsowered areas of the district is of vital importance. The Council fully appreciate this necessity, and further extensions are cont(3]jplated in the near future. In the sewered area 15 houses have had the drains connected to the sewers and their cesspools abolished. Dloset and Ashpit Accommodation There still exists in the district a number of Privy Middens, Pail Closets and Dry Ashpits. As those are situated in the unsewered area, no definite policy has been laid down for conversions, and each case is treated on its merits. All new property is provided with fresh V/.C's and Sanitary Ashbins made of galvanized iron and fitted with covers. Privy Middens - Number of middens 82 Number of pail closets 256 Number of fresh water closets 2601 Number of waste water closets Nil Number of closets attached to these Middens 22 Number of dry ashpits (excluding middens) 99 Number of moveable ashins for refuse 8664 Conversions Number of privy closets; To fre^ W.C’s To waste W.C's during year 1946. 6. Nil Nil over-