[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Midhurst R.D.C.
- Midhurst (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1938
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Midhurst R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![No. Supply C or B Date Report 16 Borden Wood Estate Sup- p]y, taken from stand- pipe in village B. 30 12 38 Satisfactory 17 Cowdray Estates, Bepton Moderate degree of bac- Supply, taken from tap terial contamination at cottage at Bepton ... B. 30 12 38 18 Elsted Manor Farms Sup- Moderate degree of bac- ply, Elsted and Trey- terial contamination ford, taken from tap at house at Elsted B. 30 12 38 19 Stedham Water Co. spring B. 23 6 38 Satisfactory 20 ,, ,, reservoir B. 28 6 38 Unsatisfactory 21 ,, ,, springs B. 4 7 38 ditto 22 ,, ,, spring la B. 7 7 38 ditto 23 „ „ spring 2 B. 7 7 38 ditto 24 „ „ spring 3 B. 7 7 38 ditto 25 ,, ,, tap ... B. 7 7 38 ditto 26 ,, „ spring B. 13 7 38 Satisfactory 27 ,, ,, main B. 14 7 38 ditto 28 „ ,, spring B. 18 8 38 Doubtful 29 ,, ,, spring B. 24 8 38 Satisfactory 30 ,, ,, tap ... B. 7 9 38 ditto 31 > y y y • • • B. 3 10 38 ditto It will be seen that some of these appeared unsatisfactory. But there was reason for supposing, on further investigation, that the organisms present were the result of contamination from the tap. Further inquiries to determine this point, including chemical analyses, were in progress at the end of the year. Two private supplies, however, were definite^ not satisfactory. Stedham supply, having previously given a good result, was found at the end of June to be heavily infected, with B.Coli present in 0.1 cc. The springs were all sampled with very similar results and so a temporary chlorination system was introduced while steps were taken to re-construct the catchment reservoir. An inspection of tlie terrain suggested that human contamination was highly improbable, and pointed strongly to rabbits as the culprits. Finally a satisfactory result was achieved. After a full inquiry, including a report by Messrs. John Taylor & Sons, the Council decided not to acquire the undertaking. The other private source that gave trouble was that which supplies an estate in Tillington. The bore hole was in the garden of one of the houses and the lie of the adjacent land made it possible that it was receiving ground water, possibly contaminated by the overilow of cesspools. The position was therefore much more serious, but the owner immediately appreciated this and undertook to instal an effective chlorinating plant. Individual supplies continue to constitute a difficult problem, the nature of which has been dealt with in previous reports. The results of analyses may be summarised as follows :—](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29799430_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
