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There was no shortage of water during the year. The
supply is constant to all parts of the area.
The statutory ???imun limit for hardness in the water
supplied by the East Surrey and Sutton District Water Companies
is 9 degrees and 36 samples were examined by the Department
during 194.3 to ascertain that this was not exceeded. In no
case was this found to occur.
RAINFALL.
The rainfall registered at the Refuse Destructor was
25.01 inches, this being 3.92 inches less than that of the
previous year.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
Nearly the whole district is on the water carriage
system and owing to the' war very little alteration of other
forms of sanitation was made.
The approximate numbers using the following methods of
disposal at the end of the year were:-
Premises with water closets drained to sewers 15,285
Premises with pail closets - excluding temporary
buildings 216
The total number of cesspools throughout the
district is approximately 164
The contents of all pail closets are collected by the
Council's gully emptiers and disposed of in the public sewers.
public cleansing
There has been no alteration in the system of house and
trade refuse collection airing the year. The fortnightly
system of collection instituted in 1941 has continued with
special drives for waste paper, books, rubber and non-ferrous
metals-. There was also no alteration in the charges for the
removal of trade refuse or for cesspool emptying.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
As in previous years this matt r gave rise to little
trouble. Occasionally a few small chimneys cause
inconvenience through carelessness or inattention to methods of
firing but no serious difficulty has been experienced in
preventing the recurrence of such nuisances as have given rise to
complaints. No complaints of bonfires were received.
RIVERS AND STREAMS. DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE, FACTORIES
AND WORKSHOPS, SCHOOLS AND SHOPS presentee no special problems
during the year,
SWIMMING POOLS.
One swimming pool was in use by the Public and two
bacteriological examinations of the water were made which
proved satisfactory.
SANITARY INSPECTIONS, ETC.
The number of complaints received
during the year increases considerably, owing to the number
of reports of rats and mice being nearly trebled.
Similarly the number of inspections made increased very
considerably, chiefly owing to the Rat Campaign. There was also
a marked increase in the number of infectious disease
investigation and disinfections.