[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • North Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Masham U.D. A piped service for Masham, Fearby and Healey is provided by the district council from a spring in the sandstone at Agra, the water passing through a reservoir. The pressure is stated to be good, the supply constant, the quality satisfactory, and the water soft but without action on lead. Ellingstring village has a supply of spring-water, stored in a small reservoir near the village. This supply frequently becomes much reduced in summer. Most of the farmhouses are supplied from springs, a few from wells. Northallerton U.D. A piped supply is provided by the district council from springs on Osmotherley Moors. Two reservoirs are in use— one an impounding reservoir maintaining supply, and the other a compensating reservoir to maintain the level of the beck. The impounding reservoir is fed by the overflow from two becks in times of storm; this surplus water is said to be slightly harder than the normal supply. The supply is constant, and the water is stated to be good, soft, and without action on lead. Owing to obstruction to the free flow of water by deposit within the pipes, the district council has found it necessary to arrange for the cleaning of the pipe-system. Pickering U.D. A piped supply of water is provided by the Pickering Gas and Water Company, from a well tapping a spring from limestone and gravel at Keldhead. The supply is stated to be constant and the quality to be good. The rest of the houses are supplied by wells, springs, stream, or rainwater. Redcar U.D. Coatham and Warrenby are supplied by the Cleveland Water Company (see Loftus U.D.). Redcar itself has a piped water supply provided by the district council from springs and streams on tli6 north-west side of Upleatham Hill. This supply is constant; the water is stated to be hard and to contain some iron. Dormanstown receives its supply from the Tees Valley Water Board (see Eston U.D.). Richmond M.B. A piped water supply is provided by the borough council from springs in limestone and gravel at Coalsgarth and Aislabeck, the water being conducted to a storage reservoir above the town. The water is stated to be of good quality and hard. The supply is usually constant, but of late years has been disconnected at night during the dry season for a few weeks at a time. Saltburn U.D. A piped water supply is obtained from the Cleveland Water Company (see Loftus U.D.). Scalby U.D. A piped supply is provided by the district council from springs at Keld Runnels, Scalby. The supply is stated to be constant, and the quality to be good, and somewhat hard. Scarborough M.B. A piped supply is provided by the borough council from wells in oolite at Irton and Osgodby, and a spring in oolite at Cayton Bay. The supply is constant, the water stated to be moderately hard and of good quality. Skelton and Brotton U.D. The villages of Moorsholm has a council supply and Charlton a private supply from neighbouring springs ; the water is said to be satisfactory in amount and in quality. The greater part of the district receives its supply from the Cleveland Water Company from the Lockwood Beck reservoir, the water being derived from moorland springs and streams in the south of the district. The water is said to be of good quality, but Lingdale, Skelton Green and the higher parts of Brotton are at almost as high a level as the reservoir, with the result that they have frequently an insufficient supply of water in the summer months, when there is a large draw-off from the lower portions of the main to supply Saltburn, Marske, Coatham and Warrenby, with their summer influx of visitors. Tanks are erected at Skelton Green and Brotton, to fill at night and give a supply by day. Thornaby-on-Tees M.B. A piped supply is obtained from the Tees Valley Water Board (see Eston U.D.). Whitby U.D. A piped supply is provided by the Whitby Waterworks Company, from springs in sand¬ stone on Wheeldale Moor and Sleights Moor; a storage reservoir of 13 million gallons capacity is situated at Randymere, and a service reservoir of 300,000 gallons at Ewe Cote. The supply is usually constant, and the water good and without action on lead. During the height of the summer season the supply is at times intermittent. Aysgarth R.D. The medical officer of health reports that all villages in the various parishes have a piped service, while isolated houses depend on springs. The parishes of Bishopdale and Low Abbotside, consisting of scattered houses, draw their water supplies from springs, which in most cases are piped to individual houses. The same applies to Walden and Thoralby. The water is stated to be good, hard, and to have no lead-solvent action. Repairs have been carried out in connection with the Aysgarth, West Burton, Thoralby and Newbiggin supplies to stop leakages, and a remarkable saving of water has resulted.