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House and Trade Refuse is still disposed of by crude dumping
on the tip in the northern part of the district. This tip, which
began as the dumping of refuse to fill in a gravel pit, is now many
yards above the surroundings and stands as an eyesore, being a
perpetual nuisance. Although it has long been agreed that some
other method of disposal should be adopted, this dump at the
present moment continues to be added to. From a sanitary point
of view, there seems to be only two possibilities of disposing of this
quantity of refuse now amounting to nearly 400 tons per week.
One is by crude dumping on the industrial area in the southern
portion of the district ; the other by the crection of a separation
plant more centrally placed in the district, using the screenings for
land reclamation.
Earth Closets.
The night soil from the earth closets in the northern part of the
district is collected in a tumbler cart, and deposited on the fields.
Cesspools.
Most of the cesspools in the district arc emptied by the
Council s gullcy and cesspool emptier, the contents then being
pumped into sewers. In some cases the occupants, living in houses
with a piped water supply but fitted with cesspools continue to be
as lavish in their use of water as when they lived in houses with
water carriage removal. Complaints are received from some of
these people of the inadequacy of a service which will not always
permit of the cesspool being emptied as soon as it is filled.
Disinfection and Disinfestation.
Disinfection of Homes.
All houses are disinfected as a routine practice aftci the
occurrence of Scarlct Fever or Diphtheria, being fumigated with a
Formigator left lor six hours. The rooms of the Estate houses are
subsequently distempered by the London County Council Authorities.
Rooms vacated by tubercular persons arc fumigated or
request.
Those who wish to dispense with the fumigation are encourged
to do so, advicc at the same time being given as to the necessary
treatment of bed linen, personal linen, etc.