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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
The water supply of the Borough has at all times been satisfactory both
in quality and quantity.
The Metropolitan Water Board is responsible for the supply which is
piped direct to every dwelling-house throughout the Borough, and serves the
entire population.
The co-operation of the Board has at all times been of the fullest.
SANITARY INSPECTION IN THE AREA.
The Public Health Inspectors are engaged in the sanitary supervision
of the Borough, working under the supervision of the Senior Public Health
Inspector. The Senior Public Health Inspector supervises the work of the
Borough.
Sanitary Conveniences.
There are seven public conveniences in the Borough under the supervision
of the Senior Public Health Inspector.
The free use of W.Cs. at Women's Conveniences was continued throughout
the year; free hand-washing facilities are provided in both the males' and
females' conveniences and paper towels are supplied.
it is proposed that the charges for the use of W.Cs. in the men's
conveniences be abolished at the beginning of the financial year 1957
Rodent Control.
Your Senior Public Health Inspector, as Officer-in-Charge, Rodent
Control, reported as follows:—
The Council have an Assistant Rodent Officer, two Rodent Operators,
the part-time services of a Clerk and appointed the Public Health Inspectors
as Rodent Officers.
During the year the treatment of business premises by "Warfarin" was
continued and has proved very successful.
The Public Health Inspectors in cases where there was a possibility of
the infestation being due to defective drainage visited the premises and tested
the drainage and any defects discovered were dealt with through the usual
channels. In 80 per cent. of the cases defects were discovered and as one can
quite appreciate entailed quite a large amount of work. The following table
gives details of the work carried out during the year.
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