[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough.
- Bexhill (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1951
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SECTION G SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA 1. Water Supply Under the Bexhill Corporation Act, 1925, the control of the water supply is vested in the Bexhill Corporation. (a) The water supply of the area and its several parts has been satisfactory with regard to quality and the quantity. (b) Bacteriological examinations of the raw water and subsequent treatment at the various pumping stations are carried out. During 1951 a sample was submitted each month for bacteriologica] and/or chemical examinations of the water supplied to the consumers and in all cases the standard was that required of a public supply. (c) The water of the Bexhill Area is not liable to plumbo-solvent action. (d) There are within the Borough 6,356 dwellinghouses and 1,519 flats supplied direct from the public water mains, and in addition there are 118 houses covered by standpipe supplies and 457 metered trade supplies. In the statutory area outside the Borough there are 792 dwelling- houses diiectly connected with the public mains, and in addition there are 226 metered supplies. The average quantity of water used daily during 1951 in the statutory area was 1,178,000 gallons, which represents an increase of 3,000 gallons per day as compared with 1950.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28921690_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
