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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
Water Supply.—The water supply of the district is from the
mains of the Metropolitan Water Board. There are no wells or
private supplies of water in the Borough.
Closet Accommodation, Drainage and Sewerage.—All houses
in the Borough are connected to the public sewers, and 276 inspections
of drainage were made during the year. There are no
pail closets and no cesspools in the district. The majority of the
sewage passes into the London sewers; a small part from some
of the northern area is treated on the Corporation Sewage Farm
in Coppett's Road. The final effluent from this sewage farm is
invariably of a very high standard of purity.
Scavenging.—The streets and roads in the Borough are well
scavenged, and the town presents in consequence a clean and
well-ordered appearance. The importance of street scavenging
from the point of view of the public health is considerable. There
are 18 stables in the Borough, and special attention was given
to these during the summer season in order to prevent the breeding
of flies. Altogether 568 visits were made to stables.
House Refuse.—This is removed once a week from ordinary
dwelling-houses and twice a week from flats, and is disposed of
by burning in the Corporation Refuse Destructor. Arrangements
have been made to deal with trade refuse which is brought to the
Refuse Destructor by the shopkeepers. The present arrangements
are sufficient and admirable. Nothing tends to make a
district more filthy and unhealthy than collections on premises
of domestic refuse. During the year the Town Council served
notices on 221 householders to provide proper and sufficient ashbins.
Mortuary.—The public mortuary and coroner's court are
situated in Hornsey. During the year 46 bodies were placed in
the mortuary and 44 inquests were held at the coroner's court.
Cleansing Station.—A cleansing station has been established
at the Hornsey Depot, primarily with the object of cleansing
school children. During the year it was used in addition for the
cleansing of 15 adults.