[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C.
- Burnley (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1947
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(C)—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. WATER SUPPLY. The chief sources of supply are from the Council’s own waterworks and those of adjoining local authorities. There are also several privately owned supplies. The public supplies are con.stant and there was no shortage in any part of the district. The following is a summary of the sources of supply to the townships in the Rural District :— Township. Altham. ... Barley Blacko Briercliffe Cliviger Dunnockshaw Foulridge ... Coldshaw Booth ... Habergham Eaves Hapton Higham ... Old Laund Booth. (Fence). Ightenhill Read Source of Supply. Supply purchased in bulk from Padiham U.D.C. for the Eastern part of the Parish and distributed by the Rural District Council. The Western portion is supplied direct by Accrington District Gas and Water Board. Supply purchased in bulk from Nelson Corporation and distributed by the Rural District Council. Also some private piped supplies. Supplied direct by Nelson Corporation. Council’s own waterworks at Thursden (springs in the millstone grit). Herd House (borehole in lower coal measures). Sweet Well and Twist Pastures (lower coal measures). Water from Sweet Well and the reservoir at Twist Pastures is purchased from the Burnley Corporation. Council’s own borehole at Sheddon Clough and reservoirs at Mereclough. Property in Pike Hill area supplied direct by Burnley Corporation. Nego- tiations are in progress with Burnley Corporation for a bulk supply to augment our supply from the Sheddon Clough borehole. Part of township supplied by Irwell Valley Water Board and part from private works owned by Wm. Landless & Sons, Ltd. Council’s own waterworks at White Moor. (Springs in Millstone grit). Newchurch Village supplied from Council’s own waterworks. Also private supplies. Supplied direct by Burnley Corporation. Also private supplies. Council’s own waterworks in Cronker Plantation fed from springs in lower coal measures. Property in Valley Gardens supplied direct by Burnley Cor- poration. Water purchased in bulk from Nelson Corporation and distributed by the Rural District Council. Water purchased in bulk from Nelson Corporation and distributed by the Rural District Council. Sup]ilied by Burnley Corporation. Council’s own waterworks at Robinsons Wood (springs in Millstone Grit) and Cobcar Nook reserv'oir. Water also supplied in bulk from Padiham U.D.C, to augment our supply.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28966090_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
