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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply.
Every dwelling house in the Borough is provided with a
water supply direct from the mains of the Metropolitan Water
Board, and no complaints were received during the year regarding
its purity.
Water from the seven wells in operation in the Borough is
used for industrial purposes only and not for domestic consumption.
Water Certificates.
Under the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936, water certificates are issued in respect of new buildings on
satisfactory completion. One hundred and two such certificates
were issued during 1954 and involved 1,033 dwellings.
Drainage and Sewerage.
During 1954, 186 applications were received for approval in
respect of the drainage of new buildings and alterations to the
drainage of existing buildings.
The length of sewers reconstructed totalled 1,643 yards and
120 yards of new sewer were laid by the Council. Ninety brick
gullies were replaced by pot gullies and ten defective pot gullies
were renewed. In addition, 275 yards of sewers and seven
gullies were laid by the Dulwich College Estate Governors.
Public Cleansing.
This service is under the control of the Borough Engineer
and Surveyor who has kindly furnished the following information:
Amount of house refuse (including salvage)
collected during the year 42,851 tons.
Amount of trade refuse collected 574 tons.
Method of disposal Removed by barges from Honduras
Wharf, Bankside, to a controlled tip.
Frequency of collection Weekly from dwelling houses and
twice weekly from blocks of flats and
tenements.
Atmospheric Pollution.
Complaints received during the year with regard to alleged
nuisances caused by the emission of smoke numbered 40 : the
district Sanitary Inspectors kept 127 observations and every
effort was made to secure the abatement of such nuisances.
Considerable attention was given to the question of smoke
abatement by the Council who co-operated with the Metropolitan
Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee in furnishing
information to the Committee set up by the Government to
inquire into this matter.
A letter was received from the Southwark Borough Council
stating that provisional arrangements had been made by the
Principal of the Borough Polytechnic for special classes to be