[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Northumberland County Council.

  • Northumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Northumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WATER SUPPLIES. The bacteriological examination of water is undertaken free of charge by the Public Health Laboratory situated at the General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. A copy of the report on each sample of water submitted by the County Districts is forwarded to the Department and any failures are investigated by a member of my staff. Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company maintained a good supply of water for the South East part of the county and from 35 samples submitted for bacteriological examination 34 were classified as highly satisfactory and one suspicious. In the area supplied by Tynemouth Corporation the quantity was well maintained as the Corporation was able to obtain additional water from Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company. During the year 35 samples were submitted for bacteriological examina¬ tion, 31 of which were classified as highly satisfactory, 2 satis¬ factory and 2 suspicious. During the year 778 samples were submitted from Local Authorities for bacteriological examination, and of these 526 were highly satisfactory, 47 satisfactory, 64 suspicious and 141 unsatisfactory. A large portion of the samples not graded as satisfactory were from private water sources under investigation and before chlorination had taken place. Schemes submitted to the County Water and Sewerage Com¬ mittee by Local Authorities for new or extension to existing water services under Section 2 of the Rural Water Supplies and Sewerage Act, 1944, were as follows :—- Glendale Rural District Council. Revised proposals for Stage I of the Glendale Regional Water Supply Scheme. Morpeth Rural District Council. Pegswood—Reserve water main. Norham and Islandshires Rural District Council. Scremerston—Water supply scheme. Rothbury Rural District Council. Longframlington—W7ater supply scheme.