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Sanitary Circumstances.
Water Supply.—There were, as far as is known, at the end of the year, 28 private wells from
which the water was used for domestic purposes. In 28 other cases there are wells, but an alternative
supply from the main exists for domestic purposes.
In 32 instances draw-taps were placed on the main to the house, in compliance with notice
from the Public Health Department, in lieu of a supply drawn from an inaccessible and improperly
or uncovered cistern.
Drainage and Sewerage.—The sewerage of almost the whole district is arranged on the
" separate " system.
The following extensions to the sewerage system have been carried out during 1933:—
(a) Foul Water Sewers 11,700 feet.
(b) Surface Water Sewers 10,200 feet.
Work is still proceeding on a complete West Middlesex Sewage Scheme which will pick up the
sewage of this district.
Closet Accommodation.—Accommodation on the water carriage system is almost general
throughout the district, approximately 99 per cent of the houses having water closets.
Scavenging.—This is carried out by the Local Authority, and is under the control of the
Surveyor.
During 1933 collection of house refuse has continued weekly as before, and was disposed of
by "controlled tipping" on a site in the Staines Road, Hounslow. Eight electric vehicles and two
petrol driven lorries undertook the transportation of the whole of the refuse of the district. The
amount of refuse tipped during the year was 22,303 tons.
During the year, as a result of action taken, there were supplied 94 new ashbins.
Sanitary Inspection of District.—See pages 19-22.—The number of sanitary inspectors
was depleted to the extent of one inspector during the first three months of the year, arising out of
a change in the personnel.
Nuisances, Contraventions of Bye-Laws, Defective Drainage, etc.—The number of
premises on which nuisances were outstanding at the end of 1932 was 412. To these another 648
premises whereat nuisances were recorded in 1933 were added, giving a total of 1,060 premises. Of
these 640 had the nuisances remedied, leaving 420 premises at which nuisances still existed at the end
of the year.
During the year, nuisances at 28 houses were reported to the Health Committee, which, added
to the 33 brought forward from 1932 made a total of 61. Before asking the Authority to serve statutory
notices, the premises are inspected by the Medical Officer of Health. Statutory notices were authorised
and served in most of these cases, and by the end of the year, the nuisances were remedied in 45
of the houses, leaving 16 cases to be carried forward to 1934.