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Company. The water, being derived from deep wells, is pure
and wholesome but has a high degree of hardness. The
supply has been adequate.
Removal of House and Trade Refuse.
House refuse is collected weekly, and during the summer
months a bi-weekly collection is made from a number of flats
in the Borough.
Trade refuse is collected on payment.
Schools.
The sanitary condition of the Council Schools is satisfactory,
but in the case of certain non-provided schools there
is room for much improvement in the provision of adequate
sanitary accommodation, facilities for washing, and an easily
accessible supply of drinking water. In certain instances
representations have been made to the Managers, but so
far the results have not been encouraging.
As long ago as 1879 the Medical Officer of Health referred
to the unsatisfactory conditions existing in the
National Schools in the area, and the following is a quotation
from his Annual Report for that year:-
"It is extraordinary that institutions which are usually
under the exclusive personal charge of clergymen, and therefore
of persons of refinement, and in which the laws of
decency and health are or ought to be taught, should be
So often striking examples of breaches of these laws."
Swimming Baths and Pools.
A description of the bathing facilities was included in
last year's report, and there is no need to repeat it here.
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