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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 166 tests
of drains were made during the year. 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. During the early
months of 1922, when hunting out fly-breeding grounds, we discovered
some pail closets on the sidings of the Great Northern
Railway at Haringey, and some adjacent to the New River at
Hornsey. Immediate steps were taken to improve the condition
of these latrines, and it can now be said that tbey are of no
danger to the public health.
Scavenging.—Hornsey is a very clean town, and its roads
and footpaths are frequently scavenged. The importance of tarspraying
and of cleanliness is considerable from the point of
view of the public health. There are 18 stables in the Borough,
and special attention was given to these by the Health Department
during the spring and summer in order to prevent the
breeding of flies. The Inspectors made altogether 716 visits to
these premises.
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. During the year
the Town Council served notices on 128 householders to provide
proper and sufficient ash-bins.
Mortuary.—The public mortuary and coroner's court are
situated in Hornsey. During the year 66 bodies were placed in
the mortuary and 64 inquests were held at the coroner's court.