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Drainage and Sewerage.
A very important event under this heading; for 1936 was
the coming into operation of the West Middlesex Main
Drainage Scheme into which all the soil sewage from Wembley
now discharges. As a result the Council's two Sewage
Disposal Works at Alperton and Kingsbury were closed
down.
Closet Accommodation.
With a few exceptions water closet accommodation is
provided in every house in the district.
In a group of cases water-closet accommodation is
shared by two houses, but the properties concerned are the
subject of a clearance order, awaiting confirmation by the
Minister of Health.
Three houses provided with pail closets were demolished
during the year, and at the end of 1936 there were eight
houses with pail closets.
Rivers and Streams.
The various water courses in the district were kept under
observation, and any cases of pollution have been promptly
dealt with. There has been a marked improvement in their
condition since the West Middlesex Main Drainage Scheme
has been in operation. The streams are periodically cleansed
by the Middlesex County Council.
Public Cleansing.
The Cleansing Superintendent has kindly supplied the
following concerning the cleansing of the district which is
carried out under his control:—
Since the issue of the last Report, the re-organisation
of the Public Cleansing Services under the control
of the recently created Public Cleansing Department has
been completed. The collection of refuse from the whole
district is now carried out by direct labour and four
modern vehicles have been purchased to carry out the
work in the Kingsbury area, previously done by contractors.
In former years refuse disposal was carried out by
contractors who barged the refuse away from the district.
This practice was discontinued on 30th September,
1936, when a new Refuse Disposal Plant, capable
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