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WATER SUPPLY.
The area is supplied with water by the Metropolitan Water
Board and the Colne Valley Water Company.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
It was not found necessary to take any official action
during the year in connection with the pollution of streams.
I am indebted to Mr. A. 0. Knight, the Borough Surveyor
and Engineer, for the following notes on Sewage Disposal,
Sewerage and Scavenging :—
SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
In March, 1936, the Middlesex County Council's Sewage
Disposal Works for dealing with the whole of West Middlesex
came into operation and since then the Hendon Sewage
Disposal Works have ceased to operate.
MAIN SEWERAGE.
The main sewers of the Borough have been maintained in
good condition throughout the area and a few minor extensions
have been made to deal with new development.
Certain schemes are under consideration for the provision
of relief sewers in the northern part of the area where
development is proceeding.
SCAVENGING OF HIGHWAYS.
The scavenging of the highways in the Borough is still
carried out on the "beat" system. The Corporation has
equipped a considerable proportion of its area with a new
and improved type of orderly truck.
The total length of highways at present being scavenged
is approximately 122 miles.