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(2) Sanitary Circumstances of the District.
Water Supply.—The water supply of the District is a constant
service from the mains of the Sutton District Water Company. The
water is obtained from wells in the chalk at Sutton and Woodmansterne,
and is softened. A few outlying houses are supplied from private
wells.
Rivers and Streams.—No instance of pollution came to the notice
of the District Council during the year.
Drainage and Sewerage.—The District was sewered in 1899, and
the outfall works were remodelled in 1911. The high level sewage is
treated by continuous flow through the sedimentation tanks of the
original scheme, the effluent from which is treated on a specially
prepared filtration area, followed by passage over the land. The low
level sewage is pumped into tanks in which it undergoes quiescent
settlement for two hours, and is then treated by sprinklers ; the effluent
passes into a deep tank, the top water of which flows through humus
filters.
In June Mr. W. J. Dibdin was engaged to make monthly analyses
of the effluent, and reported that the results were satisfactory in every
instance.
The houses are provided with water-closets with flushing apparatus,
and the drains are intercepted from the sewers and are ventilated.
The drains of 54 houses discharge into cesspools.
Closet Accommodation.—The Sanitary Inspector informs me that
approximately 2,824 premises are provided with water-closets and 10
with earth-closets, and that there are no privies in the district.
Scavenging.—House refuse is collected weekly by the Council's
staff, under the supervision of the Surveyor; it is deposited at the
Sewage Farm, at a considerable distance from any dwellings.
The houses are provided with movable covered ashbins.
Sanitary Inspection ok the District.—The Sanitary Inspector
makes the following report upon the inspection of premises during the
year, of nuisances or defects discovered, of action taken, and the result
thereof:—
Number of inspections of dwelling-houses 725
„ „ cowsheds, dairies and milk-shops 41
„ „ slaughter-houses 9
„ „ factories and workshops 38
„ „ premises where food is prepared,
etc. 79
„ „ schools 8
Number of dwelling-houses at which nuisances were
discovered 301
„ other premises „ „ „ „ 20
„ informal notices served 36
„ statutory notices served 197
„ nuisances abated or defects remedied 217