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At the end of the year the following pail closets and cesspools
remained in use:—
Premises with pail closets 11
Number of cesspools 144
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 remained 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.
The action under Section 57 of the Surrey County Council
Act, 1931, as amended, which was taken by the local Council in
1951 to obtain prohibition orders in respect of certain areas in the
District has continued to prove effective in preventing nuisance
arising from gipsy encampments.
During the latter part of the year an unauthorised camp site
for trailer caravans for residential and occasional use was established
on land at Dean Lane, Merstham, adjoining Alderstead
Heath. Planning permission has been refused by the Council and
an appeal against this decision is pending.
SWIMMING BATHS.
There are two swimming baths in the District which are used
by the general public, and during the year, 17 samples of water
were obtained for chemical and bacteriological examination, with
satisfactory results.
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