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Drainage and Sewerage.
Scavenging. House refuse is collected weekly
by the Council's own staff from the whole of the
district, and disposed of by control tipping on
the Meadow Road playing field.
Rivers and Streams. Minor pollution of
brooks has been dealt with.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
General inspection of different parts of the district
is carried out, together with continuous attention
to certain areas in connection with cesspools
and similar matters, and revisits to work in
progress to abate nuisances are made as necessary.
Shops. Inspections have been carried out as
in former years, but all records have been lost in
the recent fire at the offices.
Swimming Pools. Aldenham Reservoir is
used for this purpose, with very satisfactory
results.
Milk, Meat, and Food Inspection. Inspection
of meat has been carried out by the Council's
Veterinary Surgeon. The number of persons
registered as Cowkeepers or Purveyors is 29, of whom
16 are registered in connection with milkshops or
dairies, and 22 as cowkeepers. All these premises
have been inspected during the year, and, particularly,
attention has been paid to the cleanliness of
cattle, milkers, etc,