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SEWERAGE
By agreement, sewage from the district drains into the sewerage
systems of the Croydon Borough Council and the West Kent
Main Sewerage Board for treatment.
The arrangements for sewerage and sewage disposal in the
district are reasonably adequate and it has been the Council's
policy over many years to reduce still further the diminishing
number of cesspools in the district.
The biggest problem affecting the District under this heading
in recent years has been the flooding at Purley Corner which has
been remedied by the construction of a new relief sewer from
Purley Corner to Warham Road, South Croydon. The new sewer
appears to be operating in a satisfactory manner.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 47
The powers given under this Section for securing the removal
of aged persons living in insanitary conditions were not utilised
during 1964.
Periodically border-line cases occur in which the Welfare
Officers seek advice, but every endeavour is made to find a satisfactory
solution without resorting to compulsory powers.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 50
Under the above section, as from 5th July, 1948, the Council
became responsible for the disposal of the remains of any person
who dies in the District if suitable arrangements would not otherwise
be made. During the year the Council were requested to
deal with three cases of this type.
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