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Ealing 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Closet Accommodation.—Excepting in those parts of the
Borough already alluded to the whole of the houses are supplied
with water closets, there being as a rule one water closet for each
house or part of a house let as a separate tenement.
The following table gives the number of pail closets, the number of cesspools and the number with water closets connected therewith in the areas mentioned:—
| Wards | Cesspools | Water Closets | Pail-Closets | Houses within 100 feet of Sewer | No. of Houses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northolt | 40 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 56 |
| Greenford | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Hanwell North | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Mount Park and | |||||
| Drayton | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 8 |
| 57 | 50 | 32 | 8 | 82 |
Public Cleansing.—As stated in the annual report for the
previous year, the whole of the house refuse is collected and the
whole district is scavenged by the Council. Specially constructed
low loading mechanical vehicles are employed for most of the
collecting, only a few horse drawn vehicles being retained for
special purposes associated with short hauls. For the payment of
a nominal fee the Town Council undertake the emptying of certain
of the cesspools which are still in the district. There are no earth
closets and no privies in the Borough.
Refuse disposal is at present receiving the earnest consideration
of the Council. It would be unwise to forecast ultimate decisions
but it may be recorded that already it has been decided to close
at the earliest possible date the South Ealing Works, most of which
has become obsolete, expensive to run and a source of nuisance
to the people living in the neighbourhood, and to adopt to a limited
extent controlled tipping on certain sites where land unsuitable for
building purposes can be made ultimately into admirable public
recreation grounds.