Rural Areas (Piped Water) (Hansard, 23 June 1959)

§ Mr. Harold Davies
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what percentage of the population in the rural areas of England now have piped water; and what percentage of the people living in the Leek and Cheadle areas of Staffordshire now have piped water.

§ Mr. Bevins
About 90 per cent, of the population in the rural areas of England now have piped water; in the rural districts of Leek and Cheadle the percentages are 67 and 96 respectively.

§ Mr. Harold Davies
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs the number

YEARLY AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE AS DETERMINED BY DAILY MEASUREMENT

City or town Smoke (a) Sulphur dioxide (a)

Year ended 31st March Year ended 31st March

1938 1948 1958 1938 1948 1958

All daily measuring instruments in Great Britain (b) 42 (15) 27 (20) 20 (211) 10 (10) 8 (15) 7 (163)

Stoke-on-Trent 70 49 — — — —

Manchester — 26 (c) 27 — 16 (c) 11

Salford — — 49 6 16 14

Warrington — — 19 — — 11

Stockport — — — — — —

Burnley — 35 16 — 6 7

Bolton (d) — — 32 — — 11

St. Helens (d) — — — — — 11

Ramsbottom (d) — — 31 — — 10

Bournemouth — — — — — —

Harrogate — — 10 — — —

Torquay — — — — — —

NOTES:

(a) The units of smoke concentration are milligrammes per 100 cubic metres; the units of sulphur dioxide concentration are parts per 100 million.

(b) Figures in brackets are the number of measuring instruments on which the averages are based. The averages for each city or town, where available, are based on one instrument.

(c) These figures refer to the year ended 31st March, 1949, because in the year ended 31st March, 1948, observations were made for three months only.

(d) These towns are included because for smoke or sulphur dioxide their daily measurements are among the three highest daily measurements taken in Lancashire.

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of households in Leek and Cheadle districts, respectively, which lack piped water supplies.

§ Mr. Bevins
There are no households without piped water supplies in Leek Urban District. In Leek Rural District there are about 2,000, and in Cheadle Rural District about 400.

YEARLY AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE AS DETERMINED BY DAILY MEASUREMENT
City or town	Smoke (a)	Sulphur dioxide (a)
Year ended 31st March	Year ended 31st March
1938	1948	1958	1938	1948	1958
All daily measuring instruments in Great Britain (b)	42	(15)	27	(20)	20	(211)	10	(10)	8	(15)	7	(163)
Stoke-on-Trent	70		49		—		—		—		—
Manchester	—		26	(c)	27		—		16	(c)	11
Salford	—		—		49		6		16		14
Warrington	—		—		19		—		—		11
Stockport	—		—		—		—		—		—
Burnley	—		35		16		—		6		7
Bolton (d)	—		—		32		—		—		11
St. Helens (d)	—		—		—		—		—		11
Ramsbottom (d)	—		—		31		—		—		10
Bournemouth	—		—		—		—		—		—
Harrogate	—		—		10		—		—		—
Torquay	—		—		—		—		—		—
NOTES:
(a) The units of smoke concentration are milligrammes per 100 cubic metres; the units of sulphur dioxide concentration are parts per 100 million.
(b) Figures in brackets are the number of measuring instruments on which the averages are based. The averages for each city or town, where available, are based on one instrument.
(c) These figures refer to the year ended 31st March, 1949, because in the year ended 31st March, 1948, observations were made for three months only.
(d) These towns are included because for smoke or sulphur dioxide their daily measurements are among the three highest daily measurements taken in Lancashire.