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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.
Ail 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 1950
was 17,894 tons and trade refuse collected amounted to 978 tons.
A total weight of 3,914 tons was destroyed by destructor and 14,958
tons was removed to controlled shoots. In addition to the foregoing,
2,465 tons of Salvage were sold.
Rodent Control
Test treatment of public sewers and treatment as necessary have
been continued in accordance with the recommendation of the
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries. The services of the Council's
Rodent Destruction staff has been divided as occasion has demanded
between disposal of newly discovered rats and mice by intensive
treatment, and the regular visitation, examination and treatment
of business premises.
The great value of this maintenance treatment is that rodents
which have gained ingress to premises during hours when buildings
are closed down, are not allowed to settle in, and thus infestation
in the full sense is prevented.