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DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
The drainage of Tottenham is, for the most part, upon the dual
system. The surface-water drainage is, as has been stated above, received
into the various streams and finds its way ultimately into the River Lee
below Tottenham Lock. The soil sewage is received at the Pumping
Station, situated in the neighbourhood of the junction of the Stonebridge
Brook with the River Lee, and is conveyed into the sewerage system of
the London County Council.
The dual system has not been introduced into all parts of the District.
There still remain certain areas where the single sewer receives both
surface water and soil discharges. It thus happens that in times of
heavy rainfall the amount of sewage that is delivered at the Pumping
Station is greater than the L.C.C. will allow to pass into their
sewerage system, except at very heavy charges, and the surplus is
received into a storm-water tank, to be disposed of when the pressure
upon the sewerage system is relieved.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
The closets in Tottenham are entirely upon the water carriage system.
4 only drain into cesspools, and these latter are cleansed at frequent
intervals by the owners.

The receipts from these conveniences for the year amounted to
£975 6s.
SCAVENGING.
Scavenging is undertaken by the staff of the Engineer's Department
of the Council, and the material is disposed of by the burning of house
refuse at the Refuse Destructor Works, near the Tottenham Marshes, and
by a deposit of slop and street refuse at the Council's tip, White Hart
Lane. The Engineer has reported to the Council the inadequacy of the
plant at the Destructor Works in times of pressure, and suggested certain
alterations and extensions. These are now under the consideration of the
Council.
Portable dustbins are the chief means employed for the storage of
house refuse, pending removal once weekly.