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RAINFALL.
The rainfall registered by the automatic rain gauge installed at
Alderstead Heath was 24.86 inches, this being a decrease of 6.09 inches
compared with the previous year. The monthly totals throughout the
year were as follows:—
January 1.41 inches
February 1.50 „
March 1.14 „
April 1.95 „
May 2.29 „
June 1.17 „
July 1.14 „
August 1.39 „
September 0.45 „
October 7.75 „
November 3.17 „
December 1.50 „
DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
During the year 400 feet of new sewers were constructed in connection
with the development of Council Housing Estates.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
The approximate number of each type of closet accommodation in
use at the end of the year was:—
Premises with water closets drained to sewers 17,983
Premises with pail closets 15
Number of cesspools 192
The contents of pail closets at private premises are disposed of in the
gardens by the occupiers of the houses.
PUBLIC CLEANSING.
The collection of refuse was carried out on a weekly basis throughout
the year, and the charges for trade refuse collection remain unchanged.
In September the Council reviewed their charges for the emptying
of cesspools. Since that date a charge of 5s. per load is made for the
removal of 18 loads in any year, all additional loads being at the rate of
10s. per load.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
The chimneys of the small factories in the District give little trouble,
and observation of these and the few large chimney stacks has never
resulted in any major problem.
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