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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 whole of the population is supplied from
the public water mains direct to each house and the supply
has been satisfactory.
In addition to the public supply, there are three deep
wells in the district, two at factory premises, and one at the
Public Baths. Samples of water from these wells have been
taken from time to time and on submission to bacteriological
and chemical examinations have proved satisfactory.
Drainage and Sewerage.
All the dwelling houses are provided with water closets
and are connected to the sewerage system which discharges,
by an arrangement with the L.C.C. into the London sewers.
Stormwater is filtered and emptied into the Thames.
Public Cleansing.
The amount of house refuse collected by the Council in
1948 was 16,437 tons and trade refuse collected amounted to
1,289 tons. A total weight of 15,297 tons was destroyed by
the destructor and 4,748 tons was removed to controlled
shoots. In addition to the foregoing, 2,319 tons of Salvage
was sold.
Rodent Control.
Work of rat and mice disinfestation is so maintained with
the co-operation of owners and occupiers of premises within
the Borough that there has been no complaint of serious infestation.
In addition to the application of various methods
of baiting, trapping, etc., on the surface, treatment of sewers
has reduced the rat population, while the sealing off of old
drains damaged by enemy action has prevented the easy
passage of rats from sewer to surface or vice versa.