[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Wetherby R.D.C.
- Wetherby (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1957
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Wetherby R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![V. WATER SUPPLY (a) Private Supplies All private supplies have again (been examined during the year and for this purpose 174 samples of water have been sub¬ mitted for bacteriological analysis of Which 61 were not of a satisfactory standard. 14 houses have been connected to public supplies and the supply to a further 27 houses improved. At the year end 168 houses were supplied with water from private sources. With the exception of 21 houses 'the remaining supplies are piped into dwellings and for all practical purposes a supply equivalent to the public supply is enjoyed by residents of these houses. Action in respect of private supplies is that at the moment 6 houses with private supplies will be abolished as a result of the Coun¬ cil’s Slum Clearance Scheme and in a further 8 cases formal action has been taken to Secure an improvement of supply. (b) Public Supplies—Genera] All the public supplies of the district have been analysed at fortnightly intervals and for this purpose 156 samples have been collected for bacteriological analysis all with satisfactory results. 10 additional samples were taken for inineralogical analysis. (c) Public Supplies—Wetherby Rural District Council The work during the year has been continued with the general development and interlinkage of the undertaking into one comprehensive whole. On the 1st April, 1957, the supply to the village of Wike was transferred to Leeds Corporation. In this case Leeds Corpora¬ tion are the Statutory Undertakers and the supply was only given with the consent of the Corporation which they had power to terminate on giving appropriate notice. A scheme for the provision of a Water Softening Plant for the Eastern Area Water Scheme was submitted at an estimated cost of £2,513 15s. Id. and the Minister authorised the Council to invite tenders for the work.. By private arrangement with the Developer of a Housing Estate at Scarcroft arrangements have been made to erect a 12,000 gallons capacity Water Tower at Ling Lane, Scarcroft, and work was in progress at the end of the year. The low pressure of water in the Eastern Area has given cause for anxiety and the village of Billon has been particularly affected. In this connection a Scheme for the installation of an ‘ in-line ’ booster was submitted and approved by the Ministry and work on its installation will, it is hoped, be completed during 1958. The boreholes formerly supplying the Marston Moor Air Station have been the Subject of further negotiations by the Council and agreement in principle has been reached for a long term lease of the same.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30268084_0037.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
