WATER CHLORINATED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 648, 27 April 1929, Page 1

WATER CHLORINATED

SEQUEL TO DROWNING IN LAKE SAFEGUARDING OF HEALTH Chlorination of the Lake Pupuke water supply is being carried out by the Health Department as the result of the drowning fatality in the lake on Wednesday afternoon. This morning:. Dr. Herbert Chesson. medical officer of health, gave the views of the department regarding direct or indirect pollution of water supplies. Speaking generally, he described acts on the part of the public likely to cause pollution of a water supply as “inconsiderate selfishness.” Tremendous trouble and expense caused the department when incidents such as the present fatality take Place,” he said. PLAY THE GAME I would ask people not to make it necessary for the department to put V l6 statutory powers into force, purely people can play the game when own welfare is concerned. Apart from any statutory powers to secure the purity of water supplies, it is strange that people do °t refrain from doing anything likely bring about pullution. Boating, bathing and even fishing. : ‘ act which may cause direct or pollution of a water supply °nstitutes an offence under the Health act and renders an individual liable to d Penalty.” •* >r V C . hesson said that close attention th 51 , ,P a ‘d to the chlorination of «-® lake and the work was being supervised. r.^ e * ns tanccd the case in the South °nly a week or so ago in which a In r ?i an lost her Hfe in a water supply, to x 1 case - the reservoir was able at t * mptied to a certain level, but. h a Lake Pupuke, chlorination would Peri be continued for an indefinite