[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough.
- Droitwich (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1972
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SECTION C - SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OP THE AREA. 1. WATER SUPPLY (a) Quantity ■' ■■■ ^ l ■ I SiLM The East Worcestershire (Droitwioh Borough) Water Order 19^0 trans- ferred the Council's Water undertaking to the East Worcestershire Waterworks Company. Certain improvements have been made since that date including the construction of a 150,000 gall water tower at Yew Tree Hill adjacent to the reservoir. Pressures throughout the town have improved. There has been no shortage of water and as can be seen from the results below, the quality has been quite satisfactory. (b) Chemical and bacteriological examinations The water is drawn from six separate sources near the Lickey Hills. Samples are taken from source by the Company at approximately fort- nightly intervals, and spot checks taken in the town periodically. At all times during the year, the water was found to be satisfactory. Bacteriological results are shown on all six boreholes and a chemical analysis on one of them:- Date 5.12.72 No. of Colonies growing on Agar Probable No. of Coliform Bacilli Probable No. of Faecal Coli ] Remarks 1 2 days at 37°C 3 days at 22°C No. 1 Borehole Brockhill P/Station Nil Nil Nil Nil Satisfactory Nos. 3 & A Boreholes Beilington P/Station Nil 12 Nil Nil tf Nos.1,2,3 & 4 Boreholes Sugarbrook p/Station * Nil Nil Nil Nil ti No. 3 Borehole Washingstocks P/Station Nil Nil Nil Nil »? No. 2 Borehole Wildmoor P/Station Nil Nil Nil Nil n No. 2 Borehole J Burcot Nil Nil Nil Nil ti P/Station !](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29169100_0021.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
