The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1910. THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 August 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1910. THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

To-Nk;ht (he Lerin P.orougb Council '.s [n confirm the new by-law regarding t!;e high pressure waiter supply ami the liy-law is to be put into operation without delay. ft woukl be well for all citizens to familiarise themselves with its requirements, particulars o.f which have been publisiie4 in The Cbronicie at intervals during the last four weeks. The by-law provides machinery for deteriniiiat'on of "ordinary" .and "extraordinary" supplies; fixes the maximum charges for tbe use of water J'or domestic jiurjKises; regulates the quality, dimensions and charges rel.'iiing to pipes, fittings ami taps; fives charges for extraordinary supplies .and provides for control and regulation of the same, the control of piuinbers and the charging of license fees upon them; tho ;\\ypointment oi a water inspectoir wJio will he authorised to regulate the use of the water and niako regular or c.'tsual inspections. Some o>f the provisions onumprated above have caused a little warm comment, not to say condemnation, amongst a snuall section of the Levin public, but they are provisions based upon bhe ascertained j-equirenrents of towns and cities which already have enjoyed high pressure water supplies for lengthy periods. Levin is really profiting by the mistakes and experiences of older places, a.nd is starting the control of her own system from a point which ilins been reached by expensive processes and extensive 'experiments gone through by other corporations. A subsidiary branch of this supervision is the bylaw in regard to the provision of drainage and sanitary appliances for new houses. In the past thero have bexMi some individual cases of remi&snrss in regard to enforcement of these, most essential safeguards lo health--a regrettable fact which was made clear in a recent report submitted to the Levin Borough Council by an official of the Health Department —and we are pleased indeed to find the council apparently determined to guard against any repetition of these slipshod or careless installations. Levin has now reached a degree of population density that completely alters looal conditions and requirements. What might have been a fairly sanitary method ten years ago,

when the houses wero scattered, cannot be tolerated in a closely setled town or suburb; but it is just this difference that a few impetuous people are apt to overlook. The great majority of llm citizens, however, are whole-lveark-dly with the borough council in its endeavours to preserve the good henlth of tilno town, and quite content to conform to the necessary restrictions ami mjinreinonts.