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having regard to the new materials now available. They provide for the
use, in addition to traditional materials, of such materials as asbestos
for soil and waste fittings, polythene tubing, and pitch-impregnated drain
pipes. These materials must conform with the appropriate British
Standard Specification and Code of Practice, which prescribe the quality
of the material and the standard of workmanship.
Sewerage and Sewers.
The sewerage system, in common with other London Boroughs,
discharges into the main London County Councils sewers, and disposal
is carried out by the County Council. The Borough Council's brick and
pipe sewers are regularly cleansed, and are adequate for their purposeOccasional
back-flooding is experienced in the lower part of the Borough
during heavy summer storms; these conditions are receiving attention
and the London County Council are reconstructing and enlarging some
of their existing main sewers with a view to overcoming this problem-
Reconstruction of the pumping station at Creek Street is at hand,
and a new pumping station is in the course of construction at Nine Elms.
Water Supply.
The major part of the water supply in Battersea, in common with
other Metropolitan Boroughs, is obtained from the mains of the Metropolitan
Water Board, who are responsible for its purity, and with whom
close liaison is maintained. One part of the Borough, however, namely
the Council's Latchmere Estate, is supplied from deep wells situated
at the Latchmere Baths adjoining the Estate.
Bacteriological examination of the well-water before chlorination.
and prior to its supply to the Estate, is carried out at fortnightly
intervals. Chemical analysis shows no significant change in the character
of the water.
In the event of a breakdown of the pumping apparatus serving the
Latchmere Estate, or any other contingency, the system can be adjusted
to receive water from the mains of the Metropolitan Water Board.
All the premises in the Borough have a mains water supply, and
it is not thought that any stand-pipes still exist.
During the year 17 certificates under Section 95 (2) of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936, were issued in respect of 147 new or
re-erected dwellings.
Forty-five notices of waste of water from defective fittings, etc.,
observed during routine inspections of various premises, were sent to
the Metropolitan Water Board.
Caravans.
All caravan sites in the Borough are licensed under the provisions
of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1959. The conditions attaching to licences granted relate to the number of moveable
dwellings which may be kept on any particular area of land ; the amount
of free space between the dwellings; the provision of a water supply,
sanitary conveniences, adequate paving, dustbin accommodation, fire
protection arrangements and the prevention of nuisance from noise.
The five sites in the Borough are regularly inspected, and during
the year 167 inspections were made.