[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C.

  • Burnley (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Details of the (^tinated number of houses with a piped supply of water are as follows: Parish Piped supplies No. of dwelling houses. From Public water mains From Private Supplies Not Piped Altham 224 224 Barley 80 28 52 - Blacko 193 165 28 - Briercliffe 886 872 13 1 Cliviger 679 594 85 - Dunnockshaw 124 54 70 - Foulridge 513 483 30 - Goldshaw Booth ... 83 45 38 - Habergham Eaves ,. ‘ 270 252 18 - •••••••••*•• 610 579 31 - Higham 250 208 42 - Ightenhill 48 48 - - Northtown 34 21 13 - Old Laund Booth ,. 335 301 34 - Read 354 349 5q - Reedley Hallows ,. 298 266 32 - Roughleo 116 53 63 - Sabden 458 407 51 - Simonstone 254 244 10 - Worsthorne 690 685 5 The department has been engaged during the year, checking on the purity of water supplies. In all, 71 samples of water were taken from public and private supplies, and submitted to the Public Health Laboratory, Preston, for analysis. The result of these samples v/ere as follows: Public Supplies 7 samples taken for bacteriological examination Humber reported excellent ...................... 7 NuLiber reported unsatisfactory 0 Private Supplies ' - 64 sanplos taken for baptoriological examination Number reported excellent 15 Niinber reported xmsatisfactory 47 Lost in transit 2