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Public Cleansing.—The whole question of public cleansing
in the Borough received the very careful consideration of the
Council during the year. The result was that a Manager of Public
Cleansing in the Surveyor's Department was appointed to devote
his time entirely to this portion of the Council's activities, that
the South Ealing Destructor Works "were closed, the Hanwell
Destructor Works being continued, that controlled tipping was
begun on the site of the old Hanwell Sewage works where ultimately
there will be a public recreation ground and that steps were taken
to have erected new destructor works on the site of the old Greenford
sewage works. Tenders have been obtained for the erection of
the works at Greenford and it is expected that at an early date
the building will be commenced. It is hoped that in the Annual
Report for the current year to give a more detailed description of
the changes that have been effected in the Public Cleansing of the
Borough as a result of the reorganisation of the work.
Refuse Dumps.—A complaint was received during the year
alleging the presence of a large number of flies in the vicinity
of the St. Marylebone Dump, situated in the Northolt Ward.
Investigation within an hour of receiving the complaint proved
it to be unjustified.
The dump just outside the Borough boundary, in Yeading,
to which refuse from Paddington is brought, continues to be
conducted in a satisfactory manner.