[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City.

  • Durham (England). City Council
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WATER SUPPLY. The district is supplied by the Durham County Water Board. The supply has been satisfactory both in quality and quantity during the year. Mr. D. G. Drummond, Chief Engineer of the Durham County Water Board, has kindly supplied the following information relating to the water supply. The consumption of water in the Board’s area again showed a substantia] increase. The unmetered consumption amounts to 29.96 gallons per head per day (28.10 in 1967) and the metered con- sumption 14.95 (14.76 in 1967), a total of 44.91 gallons a day for each of the consumers in the area of supply (42.86 in the previous year). There were tested 1,963 bacteriological samples, of which 789 were distribution samples, (i.e. samples taken from mains or from service pipes to properties). Classification of Distribution Samples according to Ministry of Health Report Non-Chlorinated Supplies. Class 1 Class 2 ... Class 3 ... Class 4 ... 92.9% 4.2% 1.4% 1.5% FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 Year Ended 31st December, 1968 DURHAM CITY The work under this Act is performed by Sampling Officers of the County Council, and during the past year the following samples were submitted by them to the Public Analyst for analysis:— Barley ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Beef (Informal) ... ... ... ... ... 1 Beer (Informal) ... ... ... ... ... 1 Beer, diabetic (Informal) ... ... ... ... 1 Bread (Informal) ... ... ... ... ... 2 Brussels Sprouts, frozen ... ... ... ... 1 Chicken (Informal) ... ... ... ... ... 1 Chicken Bones (Informal) ... ... ... 1 Chicken Dinner (tinned) (Informal) ... ... 1 Coffee, Roast Beans (Informal) ... ... ... 2 Crab, dressed (Informal) ... ... ... ... 1