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Public Conveniences.—Three public conveniences are available
within the Borough, situated as follows : North Circular Road,
Palmers Green; The Triangle, Palmers Green; Fords Grove, Winchmore
Hill.
In addition, public conveniences provided by the London
Passenger Transport Board at Southgate and Enfield West Underground
stations are also available to the public.
The question of the provision of a public convenience to serve
the New Southgate area received consideration during the year,
but, owing to difficulty in obtaining a suitable site, the matter
has been deferred. The need, however, still remains.
Collection and Disposal of Refuse.—The system of refuse
collection detailed in the Annual Report for 1935 remains unaltered,
with the exception of certain operative details.
Minor complaints continue to be received, and are dealt with
by the Borough Surveyor's Department.
In an endeavour to reduce the nuisance caused by garden fires,
and to assist in the extraction of saleable material and incineration
at the Destructor, a system of separate collection of garden refuse
at a small charge has been on trial during 1938. This method
has proved highly successful and, with slight modifications, is
being continued.
Several complaints were received during the year regarding fly
nuisance, particularly around the Destructor. This nuisance did
not, fortunately, assume serious proportions, and by the exercise
of certain preventive measures it was possible to keep the matter
under reasonable control.
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