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Sewerage and Sewage Disposal
The trunk sewers and sewage disposal in London are the responsibility
of the London County Council; the local sewers, which discharge into
the trunk sewers, are the responsibility of the City Council.
All premises in Westminster are connected to the main drainage
system, the sewage passing to disposal works maintained by the London
County Council outside the City.
The arrangements for Westminster would appear to be adequate; in
1962 there were no occasions on which heavy storms caused the sewers in
the City to become surcharged and cause flooding.
London County Council Drainage Byelaws
On 1st May, 1962, revised Drainage Byelaws, made by the London
County Council, -came into operation. The new Byelaws, whilst being
specific in some matters, are much more general in others; they provide a
Code of Practice rather than detailed requirements as was formerly the
case. The new Byelaws give wider scope for the use of different materials,
particularly where materials are covered by a British Standard and a
Code of Practice concerning their use has been issued.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936
London County Council (Drainage) Byelaws, 1934
Drainage
Drainage plans submitted 471
Combined drainage orders made 52
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949
Rats and Mice Repression
Complaints received 636
Treatments undertaken 673
Inspections by Public Health Inspectors and Rodent
Officer 2,378
Notices served
Rodents destroyed
Black Rats 391
Brown Rats 3,211
Mice 4,341