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RIVERS, STREAMS AND LAKES.
The culverting of the river Ravensbourne behind houses in
Newbury Road and across the allotments as far as Glassmill Lane
was completed just before Christmas. As mentioned in the report
last year, this scheme included the construction of a lake to store
approximately 1,800,000 gallons of water at the peak of any storm,
so as to ameliorate conditions where flooding might otherwise have
occurred at points downstream.
During the course of the work the invert of the existing culvert
under the railway line was lowered to the new level by the British
Transport Commission on behalf of the Council.
A length of the stream at Princes Plain, in the vicinity of the
Public Golf Course was piped during the year.
RODENT CONTROL.
The two assistant Rodent Officers have carried out excellent
work with their usual efficiency and with great tact in dealing with
the public.
A tabulation of their work, in addition to which are the six
monthly maintenance treatments of the sewers in the area, will be
found in Table XI in the appendix.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Full details of the work carried out by the Inspectors will be
found in Tables XIII and XIV in the appendix.

In addition to the above, there were 1,223 interviews with
owners, agents, etc., on site and at the office, in connection with the
above work.