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30 houses, in addition to the piggery and catering establishment
referred to above were connected to the public sewer and 28
cesspools abolished.
At the end of the year the following pail closets and cesspools
remained in use:—
Premises with pail closets 14
Number of cesspools153
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 continued on a weekly basis
throughout the year, and the charges for trade refuse collection
and for cesspool emptying remain unchanged.
SMOKE ABATEMENT.
The chimneys of the small factories in the District give little
trouble and no serious nuisance was recorded during the year.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
From time to time inspections are made of the watercourses
in the District, and they have been cleared whenever necessary.
No particular difficulty has arisen in regard thereto.
CAMPING SITES.
The Boy Scouts' camping site at Featherbed Lane continues
to be used, and is conducted in a very satisfactory manner.
Tents and caravans have not hitherto been a serious problem,
but during the early part of the year an influx of gipsies into two
parts of the District gave rise to serious nuisance owing to the
depositing of litter and lack of sanitary conveniences, the amenities
of the adjoining areas being adversely affected.
Action was taken under Section 57 of the Surrey County
Council Act, 1931, as amended, and complaint was made to the
Court in accordance with the provisions of the Act. As a result,
Orders were made by the Court requiring the removal of the
moveable dwellings and prohibiting any further placing of such
dwellings within areas defined on maps attached to the Orders.
This action appears to have had the desired effect, and no
further trouble has been experienced.
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