[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907—continued. Part VII., Sections 79 to 80 ... ... ] Part VHI., Sections 88 to 90 ... ... I 1st February, 1909. Part IX. ... ... ... ... ) Notification of Births Act, 1907 ... ... ... 1st May, 1912. Local Acts.— Tynemouth Corporation Act, 1916. Tynemouth Corporation Act, 1919. Tynemouth Corporation Act, 1924. Bye Laws.— Bye-Laws re Seamen’s Lodging Houses. ,, ,, Common Lodging Houses. ,, ,, Good Rule and Government of Borough. ,, ,, Disorderly Houses. ,, ,, Street Cleansing, etc. ,, ,, Slaughter Houses. ,, ,, Offensive Trades. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. Water.—The water supply for the Borough is derived partly from the area of the watershed at Fontburn and partly from springs on the north east side of the Simonside Hills, near Rothbury. The supply is on the constant system, and it practically supplies the whole population of the Borough of Tynemouth, with the exception of about a dozen families. The Fontburn water is derived from a peaty source, and although it is slightly plumbo-solvent in action, its power of lead solvency is so low that it does not appear to have any effect upon the health of the consumers. A natural alkaline spring which appears to come from the adjacent lime¬ stone formation seems to be capable of neutralizing in particular the main feeders of the reservoir. I am indebted to Mr. McKerrow, A.M.I.C.E., the Water Engineer, for the following description of works which have recently been undertaken to supplement the supply of the Borough :— “Prior to 1921, the water supply for the Borough was derived from Fontburn Reservoir and Works. This water is collected from a drainages area 7,480 acres in extent, on which there are only four farms or shepherds’ houses. The drainage from these holdings is treated before it reaches the streams. The possibility of contamination is thus very remote, and is removed b}^ the storage period allowed by the reservoir, which has a capacity of 721^ million gallons, and the filters through which all the water for the supply is passed. In June, 1921, the works necessary for bringing into use the supply of water issuing as deep-seated springs form the north-eastern side of Simonside Hills, near Rothbury, at Tosson, were completed. The statutory powers authorising the construction of these works were granted in 1916, but the contracts could not be placed until 1919. The average quantity available daily in a dry year, is about 670,000 gallons. The water is perfectly clear and colourless, and requires no filtration. No contamination is possible.