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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.
The water in this district is almost exclusively supplied by
the Metropolitan Water Board. The water, though possessing
a considerable degree of hardness is of good quality and is
palatable. The supply in nearly all cases is led into the houses ;
standpipes exist on a few7 premises only.
The encampment on Belvedere Marshes derives its water
supply chiefly from bore-holes, the water is analysed from time
to time to enable a check to be kept on its purity.
Drainage and Sewerage.
During the year, extensions to the existing sewerage
system were made as follows:—
The Drive 50 yards
Kingswood Avenue 50 yards
Cartmel Road 100 yards
Parsonage Farm Estate 5450 yards
5650 yards
The total length of drains in the district is 4,500 yards.
Closet Accommodation.
Approximately 8,627 water closets are connected with the
main drainage system and 118 with Cesspools. 4 W.C.'s previously
connected with cesspools now discharge into the sewer.
With the exception of the encampment on Belvedere
Marshes it may be said that the district is almost entirely on
the water carriage system.
Scavenging.
Sanitary dust bins are exclusively used throughout the
district.
House Refuse.
Collection as in the past few years has been effected by four
low loading vehicles, twro of which are of a size suitable for
back street and secondary access work.
The growth of the new estates has thrown so much extra
work on the collection service that four vehicles are insufficient.
The Council have decided therefore to obtain an extra vehicle
which it is hoped will soon be in operation.
During the year the method of disposal carried on for a
number of years past has been discontinued and the refuse has
been disposed of by barging under contract. The arrangements
have worked very satisfactorily since their commencement
in August of this year.