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It will be seen by the above that the Council do not
undertake the Scavenging of th District. I brought the
circular and return on this subject which I received from the
L.G.B. on May the 21st, before the Council, but they decided
not to take any further steps in the matter at the present.
This matter and that of dealing with the Sewage of the
Di trict is, as pointed out in my last annual report, the most
pressing for the Council's consideration, and has had again tobe
considered during the year in connection with the large
encampment at Park Royal, part of which is in our area, and
with reference to which I submitted the following Report to
your Council in May.
Beaconsfield House,
Hanwell, W.
17th May, 1915.
To the Chairman and Members of the Greenford Urban
District Council.
Gentlemen,
Inasmuch as a matter of urgency has arisen, viz., the
encampment of a large number of Troops in a part of your
district, viz., West Twyford, and the neighbourhood adjoinng
known as Park Royal, I deem it expedient to make this
Report to you on the subject.
You are aware that this Council does not undertake
or contract for the removal of house refuse from premises,
or the cleansing of Earth Closets, privies, ashpits and cesspools
for any part of the District, but in 1901 you made Bye-L,aws
imposing the duty of cleansing, etc., on the occupiers in accordance
with Sec. 44 P.H.A., 1875. You are also aware that
there are no sewers in the District and that none were contemplated
for the present, in this part of the District, which
is even more sparsely populated than the rest.
The emptying, cleansing and supervision of 168 (the number
given me) pail closets daily would be, in my opinion too
great an undertaking for the Council, with its present
resources, and staff; moreover, a more satisfactory method
of disposing of the sewage than by the "conservancy" system
is at hand.