[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Rugby Borough.

  • Rugby (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Rugby Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. Water Supplies. Water is obtained from three sources. Firstly from the Stanford Reservoir on the River Avon. This water is hard in character, contains no excess of salinity or mineral constituents and is free from metals apart from traces of iron and manganese. It is of fairly satisfactory organic quality for a raw supply and bacterial purity is of reasonable standard. The second source of supply is from the River Avon at Brownsover. This water is similar in character to Stanford except that it is inferior in quality and the hardness is increased. The third source is from the River Swift feeder at Cosford where water is taken during the summer months. This water is very hard in character. All these waters are reasonable for raw supply and no exceptional difficulty is experienced in the treatment of the water for the production of a public supply. The total quantifies obtained from the several sources during the year ended the 31st March, 1951, were as follows :— River Avon—Stanford Reservoir River Avon—Brownsover River Swift-—Cosford Feeder... 402,290,000 gallons 375,759,000 gallons 88,750,000 gallons Total ... 866,799,000 gallons This total quantity exceeds the amount pumped to supply by 58,246,000 gallons or an average of 160,000 gallons per day, this being the quantity used for washing the filters, etc., during purification treat¬ ment. Bacteriological and Chemical Analyses of Water. Bacterio¬ logical and chemical analyses have been made at regular intervals during the year to determine the quality of the suppfy and to ensure that the standard is maintained. The analyst’s report on all the samples of water taken from the supply pumping main has stated that the “ results are consistent with an efficiently treated water, pure and wholesome in character and suitable for public supply purposes.”. There is a resident attendant at Standford Reservoir who makes regular inspections of the whole of the catchment area. No access to the Reservoir grounds is allowed except with permission, which is restricted to ornithologists, etc. The daily average quantity supplied during the year ending the 31st March, 1951, was 2,215,214 gallons and the supply was maintained at all times. The whole of the Borough with the exception of approximately 17 houses is supplied with water from the public mains.