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Drainage and Sewerage.
During the year 44 plans of drainage work to new and existing buildings were
submitted and approved.
River Pollution.
On the whole the condition of the river appears to be slightly better during
the current year. The apparent blackness and the emanation of hydrogen sulphide
has never been quite so pronounced as in previous years.
This is. no doubt, due particularly to two main factors, one an increased
amount of water from the upper reaches and, secondly, an improvement in the
quality of the effluents from the main sewerage outfalls downstream, and it may
well be, with further improvement in the quality of these effluents and the
elimination of heated sulphite containing effluents from Power Stations that
anaerobic conditions in the middle reaches will cease to exist and a much greater
improvement can be expected.
Common Lodging Houses.
There was one licensed Common Lodging House, with accommodation for 244 males,
in the Borough. 12 inspections were made during the year.
Seamen's Lodging Houses.
There were two licensed Seamen's Lodging Houses, providing accommodation for
187 and 26 males respectively, in the Borough.
Inspections made during the year totalled 13.
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