[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Windsor R.D.C.

  • Windsor (Berkshire, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Windsor R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SEWAGE DISPOSAL The District is sewered in all parishes, and with few exceptions (e.g. premises on isolated sites, temporary dwellings on Ham Island, Old Windsor) house drainage is connected. Sewage treatment and disposal of effluent continues to receive urgent attention, and submissions have been made to the Ministry for modernisation and enlargement of the present Outfall Works at Whitmore Bog, Bracknell. Some of the difficulties with which the Council remain confronted, are referred to at Page 72 of the Report for the year i960. WATER .-SH.BP.LX The public water supply, which covers the whole of this Council's area, derives from the river Thames at Staines, and the Supply Company is the South West Suburban Water Company, The Causeway, Staines. The Supply Company estimate that the daily consumption per head of population is 30 gallons for domestic purposes, and 40 gallons for all purposes, including trading. 4 Chemicals and 4 bacteriological samples were taken during 1961 and in all cases the results were deemed satisfactory, subject to the maintenance of adequate chlorination of the raw river water. Except for isolated properties, a Public School in Old Windsor, and properties on part of Friary Island, the whole of the District (3 parishes) has a piped supply. Thirty three samples were taken in conjunction with the above college,” eleven samples from another establishment where the supply passed through a storage cistern, and four samples from well water supply at Friary Island. - HOUSING New Dwellings j 22 permanent dwellings were erected by the Counci and 75 by private enterprise during 1961. The Council dwellings included 17 Flatlets for older people at Sunninghill. During the year Improvement Grants totalling £5?151. 10. Od. were agreed in respect of 29 dwellings. 4 families were re-housed from unfit houses. RODENT_CONTROL The Council continue to employ a full time Pest Officer,, and during 1961, 356 premises were treated for the destruction of rats and mice. No major infestations by rats or mice were encountered.