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SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply.
The Borough is supplied with water by the Metropolitan
Water Board.
Drainage and Sewerage.
All the dwelling houses are provided with water closets and are
drained into the main sewerage system.
By arrangement with the London County Council the sewage
is discharged into the London sewers. Storm water is filtered and
emptied into the Thames.
Public Cleansing.
The amount of house refuse collected by the Council in 1941
was 13,604 tons of which 1,095 tons was salvage and the remaining
12,509 tons was burnt at the Refuse Destructor.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
The following table includes the tabular statement furnished by
the Sanitary Inspector under Article 27 (18) of the Sanitaiy Officers
(Outside London) Regulations, 1935.
TABULAR STATEMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND DETAIL
OF WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE SANITARY
INSPECTORS.
Number of Inspections made and Action Taken.
Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing
defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1,441
(1) Dealt with by sendee of Informal Notice 796
(2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under
Section 9, Housing Act, 1936 32
(3) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under
Public Health Acts 20