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During the year at the request of the Adoptive Acts Committee,
samples of the water were submitted for chemical and bacteriological
examination. The reports showed the water to be of a very high
standard of purity, there being no sediment or B. Coli present.
Water Supply.—During the year 305 water supply certificates
have been granted under Section 48 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891. Thirty-five water supplies have been reinstated where the
supply had been cut off; water fittings have been amended in 67
cases, and covers to cisterns adapted in 17 cases.
Scavenging and Refuse Disposal.—The collection of house, etc.,
refuse in the Borough is under the control of the Borough Surveyor,
who has kindly supplied me with the following information relating to
the disposal of refuse.
The amount of refuse collected in the Borough during the year
ended 31st December, 1933, was approximately 20,100 tons, giving
an average of 73 tons daily. Of the total collected, approximately
14,200 tons were dealt with at the Council's Refuse Disposal Plant
the remainder being disposed of by barging and tipping under contract.
The collection of house refuse by the " Pagefield " container
system inaugurated in 1931 has been extended during the year, the
Council having purchased a second unit consisting of a heavy oil
engined lorry with six inside loading containers as a further step in
the process of modernising this service.
Verminous Premises.—As a means of assisting occupiers in the
more densely populated parts of the Borough in ridding their premises
of vermin, a supply of a special fluid is kept at the Borough Hall and
is supplied to occupiers whose premises have been reported upon by
the Sanitary Inspector. Applicants are required to bring their own
bottles, and advice is given in every case as to the correct way of using
the preparation.
During the year 670 gallons were distributed to approximately
5360 applicants.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.—These Acts prohibit the sale
or use for the purpose of making any article of upholstery, cushions or
bedding, of unclean flock manufactured from rags. No samples of
rag flock were taken during the year.