[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Accrington Borough.

  • Accrington (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Accrington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The supplies from Mitchell’s House, Higher Antley, Lower Antley and Foxhill Bank reservoirs have a low pH value and are treated to raise the pH value. Water from the other sources is not liable to plumbosolvency and from regular examinations by the Board to ascertain pH value a standard of 8.0 is sought. Approximately 26 houses, situated in the rural parts of the town, do not receive a mains supply but have private supplies, e.g. wells, springs, etc. Twelve bacteriological samples and fourteen chemical samples were submitted from thirteen separate premises. Seven of the bacteriological samples and ten chemical samples were found to be satisfactory, but five bacteriological samples and four chemical samples, from four premises, were found to be un- satisfactory. SANITARY ACCOMMODATION. During the year 126 waste water closets were converted to the fresh water system, of which 26 were eligible for grant aid under the Accrington Corporation Acts and 100 under improve- ment grant schemes. The various types of sanitary convenience in use at dwellinghouses in the Borough are approximately as follows, viz:— 1972 Fresh Water Closets 13,434 Waste Water Closets 1,225 Pail Closets 25 One cannot be satisfied with the low annual rate of con- versions of waste water closets, although there are a number of reasons for this. The main one is high costs, which are increasing year by year. The grant paid by the Corporation, at present one third, towards the cost of conversion is too low to encourage anyone not compelled by emergency. Standard Grants under the Housing Act for improvement allow up to £75 towards the cost of a convenience inside the house.