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SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply.
The Borough is supplied with water by the Metropolitan Water
Board. The supply has been satisfactory and the whole of the
population is supplied frcm the public water mains direct to each
house.
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
g 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 1944
was 13,653 tons, of which 2,150 tons was salvage. Trade refuse
collected, amounted to 1,315 tons, and a total weight of 12,818
tons was burned by Destructor.
Rodent Control.
Following acceptance by the Council of delegated powers from
tfie Middlesex County Council under the Rats & Mice (Destruction)
Act, 1919, and in pursuance of The Infestation Order 1943, intensive
treatment with a view to rats and mice destruction has been carried
out with good results.
Further to destruction of rodents, advice is given as to measures
necessary to proof premises against infestation, and lively interest
and excellent collaboration has been afforded by occupiers of
business premises to this end.
While the destruction of vermin is of first importance, it is
undoubtedly good policy for treatment to be maintained to ensure
that 'casual' rats may be disposed of readily and thus infestation
of any magnitude prevented.