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recur, as they have been lowered to 2 feet 6 inches below the
surface, and arrangements have been made so that, should it be
found necessary to turn the water off, it will only temporarily
inconvenience a few inhabitants.
Among other sanitary improvements may be mentioned
the relaying of the Uxbridge Road and High Street with wood
pavement, and the extension of the Tramway to the top of Acton
Hill.
The drainage of the district has received careful attention
during the year. Soil Sewers were laid in Birkbeck Avenue,
Wolseley Road, Creswick Road, Mill Hill Grove, portion of
Avenue Road, and the Willesden Sewer from Willesden Lane to
Old Oak Wharf; the total length of these sewers being 7,203 lineal
feet.
I am pleased to note that you contemplate securing
means of dealing more satisfactorily with cases of Infectious
Disease, which I find impossible to isolate.
I regret that so far you have not seen the advisability of
erecting a Destructor Furnace, but I trust that this important
sanitary measure will again engage your attention, for I am firmly
convinced that it is the only satisfactory way of dealing with
dust-bin refuse, especially now that so much household rubbish
which used to be burnt goes into the dust-bin, owing to the
introduction of gas cooking stoves and closed kitcheners.