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The function of sewage disposal was vested in the Greater London Council by
Part V of the London Government Act, 1963. Two disposal works are within the
borough, one at Deephams and the other at Ponders End. Large sludge drying beds
handling the sludge from the Deephams Works are sited in the north of the borough
at Enfield Lock. Several old sludge drying beds were sited at Deephams, Edmonton,
and construction of the new refuse disposal plant necessitated the removal of the
sludge from these beds during the year, and this was tipped on land north of Ordnance
Road, Enfield. Transportation of the sludge resulted in sludge being spilt on the
highway in the area. This, together with the dust created by the vehicles during dry
weather, caused considerable annoyance to residents in the area. Discussions with
the Greater London Council and the contractor resulted in considerable improvements
in the situation, and also in the fencing of the tipping area, followed by the
complete cessation of tipping in November. The Ponders End Works will continue
until extensions have been completed at the Deephams Works. A full report on
sewage disposal is made in the Annual Report of the Director of the Department of
Public Health Engineering of the Greater London Council.
For certain information in this report I am indebted to the Borough Engineer
and Surveyor.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES
Under Section 87 of the Public Health Act, 1936, a local authority may provide
public sanitary conveniences in proper and convenient situations.
The Council provides fifty-five public conveniences, including those sited in
parks and open spaces. Staffing, cleansing and maintenance of these conveniences
are the responsibility of the Health Department. By arrangement with the London
Transport Board (the London Transport Executive since 1st January, 1970 when
the responsibility for London's transport was transferred to the Greater London
Council) and with the brewers concerned, conveniences are also available for use by
the public at Southgate and Oakwood Underground Stations, and at five public
houses in the borough, one agreement having been terminated during the year and
the facilities having been removed at another.
Thirteen conveniences are staffed, while the remainder receive regular attention
from a mobile team of cleaners or from part-time cleaners. The two conveniences
closed during the previous year because of damage remained closed, and a further
convenience was closed and demolished because of its unsatisfactory condition and
proximity to another convenience.
The two mobile conveniences purchased in 1968 were brought into use at The
Green, Edmonton, where work on the Town Centre Redevelopment is proceeding.
It is hoped that the new convenience being constructed in this scheme will be
available for use later in 1970, allowing the mobile conveniences to be removed.
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