[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C.
- Diss (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1960
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![in the last quarter of I960, that there has been an increase of over 50/';* Of the 1,362 dwellings in the District, all hut 35 have mains water availahlep Unfortunately too nary houses only have that water available from a standpipe, and efforts will be made to get water inside the majority of these IDO-I5O houses* The Council has during the year given active consideration to increasing the supply of v/ater by means of a new bore hole and pumping plant and at the end of the year were awaiting tenders for the sinking of' a nev 18'bore* The Consultant Engineers have put to the Council for their consideration the suggestion of a new water tower of about 200,000 gallons capacity and this suggestion, if acted upon, should be of great value to the town*-s v;ater supply* Such tower would ensure a more adequate supply of water being held in reserve in case of ary mechanical breakdown and vfould also increase the pressure in those parts of the toim where- it tends to be rather inadequate* The proposed water board threat still hangs over the Council's head and it is difficult to see what immediate benefit this would bring to Diss other than the certainty of paying more for no extra water. The quality of the water has continued to be very satisfactory and the result of a sample submitted for analysis is set out below. CERTIFICATE OfaMLYS IS OF WATER Sample received 25th Ifey, i960 from Diss U,D.C, Taken from V/aterv/orks, JiOuies Lane, Diss, . Appearance when received - clear Nature of deposit -< nil Colour - nil . ' Odour - nil Reaction - alkaline pH - 8.9 Taste - satisfactory RESULT OF CEBl]C/iL AMLYSIS IN PiiRTS PER MILLION Ammoniac a 1 nitrogen 0,01 Albmiinoid nitrogen 0*04 Nitrate nitrogen 1 Nitrite nitrogen nil Chlorine as chlorides 58 Oxygen absorbed 0.35 (4 hrs.27°C) Hardness as CaC03 Total 110 Carbonate (temporary) 35 Non-carbonate (permanent) 75 Alkalinity. as CaC03 55 Free carbon dioxide nil Total solids (@180‘^C) 435 ■ Iron (total) 0.130 Metals in solution other than iron nil](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29161848_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
