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Collection of House Refuse.
Very few complaints have been received during the year as
to the non-collection of house refuse once weekly. This means
that about 800 houses are visited daily, or 400 for each gang.
The arranging of the work is in the hands of the Public
Health Department.
The cost of the work up to the year ending March 31st was
£1201 6s. 4d. The number of houses from which dust is now
collected is about 5,300, therefore the cost per house is just one
penny per week. In my opinion the price is very reasonable.
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal.
No further steps have bean taken during the year with
respect to linking up Creeksmouth with the main sewerage system.
In my opinion the question should be dealt with at the very
earliest opportunity. A small portion of the district (London
Road) has been added to the main sewerage system, and the
Upney Valley sewer, which is intended to drain the Faircross
Estate now being developed, is now completed and ready for use.
The same process of chemical precipitation is in use at the
Sewage works, and no complaint has been received during the year
as to the effluent.
A good deal of the sludge has been removed from the works
both by barge and by carting, but there is still a large quantity
remaining.