[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Alton R.D.C.

  • Alton (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Alton R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR AND BUILDING SURVEYOR SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA WATER SUPPLY All built-up areas of the District have piped main supplies. These supplies from the Wey Valley Water Company and the Mid-Wessex Water Company have been satisfactory throughout the year, both in regard to quantity and quality. Samples from the main supplies are regularly taken for analysis by the Water Undertakers themselves,. Other domestic supplies in the District are from wells, springs and underground rain water storage tanks,. The following table indicates the number of properties and approximate population served by main water;- — Parish L Area (acres) p——— Number of Houses | No. of houses supplied j Estimated population supplied Bentley 2,483 ■ ' 11 263 i 261 j 780 Bentworth 3,763 193 179 1 540 Binsted 7,799 530 378 1,140 Chawton 2,194 149 102 310 ] East Tisted 2,621 71 71 1 200 1 Farringdon 2,105 173 143 430 j Four Marks 1 ,502 494 422 1 *260 Froyle 4 9 641 227 213 640 ! Gfayshott 901 482 456 j 1,370 I Headley 4,771 1,004 864 2,590 ! Kingsley 19 540 142 125 370 Lasham 1,797 47 44 ! 130 Medstead 2,809 451 319 960 ] Newton Valence 2,069 89 40 120 ! Ropley 3,704 429 297 890 i Selborne 4,830 367 275 820 j Shalden 2,160 135 117 340 | West Tisted 2,356 64 30 90 1 Whitehill 5,509 1 ,029 852 2,550 ! Wield 2,104 74 60 180 Worldham 3,368 115 103 ! 310 . TOTALS;- 65,526 6,528 ~r~ 5,351 16,020 No Bo The above figures apply to private dwellings only and do not include any living accommodation in the Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps which have their own piped water supplies,, 2 6-