[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard Borough.
- Liskeard (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SANITARY’S INSPECTOR’S REPORT 1948. The Medical Officer of Health, Borough of Liskeard. Sir, I beg to submit hereunder my Report for the Year 1948 ♦ Under the heading “ Water Supply,” I have set out in full, details of the existing supply, treatment and distribution. E. ]. HOAR, Free Library, Liskeard. Sanitary Inspector. WATER SUPPLY. Source. The source of supply is from two streams in the Siblyback and Crylla rising in Craddock Moor, about six miles North of Liskeard. The water required by the Borough is diverted into a leat at Trekeive and thence by stoneware pipes to the Reservoirs at St. Cleer Downs where the filtration plant is situated. Treatment Plant. The plant comprises :— (a) Sedimentation Tanks (Using Chalk and Alum) (b) Mechanical Filters (Capacity 12, 500 g.p.h.) (c) Lime Plant (To increase p.h. value 6.8 to 8.4) (d) Sterilisation Plant (Chlorine and Ammonia) Distribution. The Borough is supplied by an 8 main laid down in 1939, and also an old 8 main that has been in service for 80 years and which is badly encrusted. The area is well supplied with water for domestic purposes, with exception of outlying farms also cottages at the following points :—Hendra Bridge and Looe Mills, there is however, the risk of shortage owing to abnormal consumption which was in the region of 64 gallons per head per day at the end of the year. Water for Fire Fighting. There are still areas that are not well supplied with water for fire fighting, namely :—Station Road and Old Road. There are also other branch mains that need replacing, i.e. 8” main between Trevecca and Lux Cross. 6” main between Lux Cross and Bay Tree Hill via Greenbank. 5 main between Lux Cross and Market St. via Higher Lux St. 3n branch at Tremeddan and Greenbank Lanes. 5 main Station Road. Purity of Supply. Samples of water are taken each week to check chlorine residual after filtration and treatment, and every six months samples are submitted for bacteriological examination, each of the samples were taken from a domestic tap in the town and the laboratory reports have proved to be very satisfactory.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29734290_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
