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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 1942
was 12,901 tons of which 2,318 tons was salvage, the remainder was
disposed of by burning at the Destructor.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
The following table includes the tabular statement furnished
by the Sanitary Inspector under Article 27 (18) of the Sanitary
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)— 1,739
(1) Dealt with by. service of Informal Notice 871
(2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under
Section 9, Housing Act, 1936 115
(3) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under
Public Health Acts 59
Premises (other than defective dwelling-houses) inspected
for nuisances and miscellaneous defects 2,459
(1) Dealt with by service of Informal Notice 707
(2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under
Public Health Act, etc. 12
He-inspections subsequent to service of Notice 4,184
Inspections after notification of Infectious Disease 329
Inspections in connection with Billeting 1,032
Inspections in connection with Shelters 308