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New soakaways were constructed in conjunction with the road
widening scheme at Little Woodcote Lane and Woodmansterne
Lane.
A damaged section of the 21 in. rising main sewer at Mullards
Works was removed and replaced following a fracture.
Three hundred and two drainage obstructions affecting 861 houses
were dealt with.
Rivers and Streams
Maintenance work on the River Wandle and its expansions is the
responsibility of the County Council. Work on the improvement scheme
for the River referred to in previous reports has progressed upwards
from the County boundary and it is anticipated will be undertaken in
the urban district during 1962 and 1963.
Closet Accommodation
All dwellings have w.c.s connected to the sewers except 15 which
are separately drained to cesspools.
Public Cleansing
There is a weekly collection of refuse which is disposed of by incineration
at the Council's 6 cell destructor. Clinker and screenings were tipped
at the tip in Carshalton Road, Woodmansterne.
Existing arrangements for the salvage of saleable waste such as paper,
metals, bottles and jars were continued.
Sanitary Inspection
The following information supplied by the Chief Public Health
Inspector under Article 25 of the Public Health Officers' Regulations,
1959, indicates the action taken in sanitary inspection during the year.
Investigations were made with regard to 1073 complaints as follows:—
Accumulations 12
Animals so kept 7
Burst pipes 3
Clean Air Act—Contraventions 15
Dampness 12
Drainage defects 30
Drains obstructed 342
Dustbins 11
Food contaminated 12
Food unsound 69
General defective conditions 26
Insects and Pests 138
Milk—Contaminated—Dirty Bottles 1
Miscellaneous 30
Obnoxious effluvia 26
Overcrowding 4
Refuse collection 13
Rivers 1
Rodents 299
Roofs, defective 6
Sewer obstructions 9
Sink waste pipes 2
Verminous premises 5
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