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time negociations are being carried on as to a suggestion that
the Ealing Borough Council might arrange for the treatment
of Greenford Sewerage at their Northern Works at Perivale.
Rubbish tipping at West Twyford on the banks of the River
Brent and Grand Junction Canal.
During the early part of the year many complaints were
received of nuisance caused by the above and I paid several
visits to the locality.
I found the condition the same as described in Dr. S.
Mackton Copeman's Report to the Local Government Board
on the Sanitary Condition of the River Brent dated 31st
October, 1893, and in accordance with several reports that
I have since made on the subject notably one dated 6th December,
1909. In addition to the heaps of house refuse then
described, these are now being added to by a contractor removing
the house refuse form the large District of Willesden.
I therefore met the M.O.H. for this District on the spot,
on May 23rd, and I understood from him that his Council
were contemplating providing a dust-destructor. However,
a promise was given that any nuisance from this dust shoot
would be abated as soon as arrangements could reasonably
be made to do so.
The attention of the Middlesex County Council was also
called to the matter of the pollution of the River Brent.
Housing.
There is at present no special demand or requirement
for houses of the woiking classes other than those at present
available in the district, although I have no dcubt that when
the drainage and sewerage question is finally settled, and
building operations become more active, with the most probable
erection of Industrial buildings, the need will arise. I
therefore again call the attention of the Council to the want
of Bye-Laws regulating Houses let in Lodgings.