Shows how the Board meets the problem of supplying water to the huge population of London. Describes the supply sources from the Rivers Lea and Thames, and also from wells sunk in chalk subsoil; shows the purification plants and laboratories safeguarding the health of Londoners; describes the enormous reticulation and pumping system which serves an area of 54 square miles; shows also the installation of new pumping equipment and other plant to keep pace with the ever-growing demand for more water.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311487
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water - Purification
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water consumption
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drinking water - Health aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)