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Water Supply.—Practically the whole District is now
supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board, and very few
houses are now dependent on wells for their water.
Watercourses.—Bounds Green Brook and Pymmes
Brook remain in about the same condition. The periodical
cleaning by the Middlesex County Council helps to keep them
from getting very foul, but they are still much polluted owing
to the discharge into them of sewage effluents from neighbouring
Districts. The attention of the Middlesex County
Council has been frequently called to this matter, and as
immediate action as possible should be taken by them in the
interests of this District.
House Refuse Collection.—Refuse and dust are collected
from almost every house weekly and taken to one of
the Council's shoots, the principal one being situated at
Barrowell Green, the site of an old gravel pit. In consequence
of the increase in the population of the District,
this pit is being rapidly filled up; moreover, the refuse is
accumulating there more rapidly than can be efficiently dealt
with, and at times causes considerable nuisance from the
stench arising therefrom, and is probably the cause of the
swarms of flies which infest this particular neighbourhood.
The number of houses, too, in the immediate neighbourhood,
although not great at present, are increasing in number,
which also makes the erection of a Dust Destructor continually
more urgent; and I am glad to report that this matter is now
receiving your practical attention.
Collection of Fish Offal —Air-tight receptacles have
been provided by the Council, in which fish offal is collected
from the fish shops from once to three times a week, according
to the weather and the amount of fish being consumed. It is
then carted to a convenient shoot acquired by the Council for
the purpose, and there dealt with. A small charge is made to
the fishmongers to cover the expenses.