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CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
There are now only 4 dwelling houses provided with pail
closets; three houses previously so provided having been
demolished during the year and one being now no longer used.
There are three other pail closets in use in the Borough, 2
being at a factory which is below the level of the nearest sewer,
the other being in connection with a caravan.
In addition to the above there are 37 closets of a chemical
type, all of which, with one exception, are on various sports
grounds and open spaces. 26 of these are in the ownership of
the Borough Council and it is hoped that as the development
of the sports grounds and open spaces progresses these closets
will be replaced, where necessary, by closets on the water
carriage system.
There are 8 cesspools and 5 septic tanks in the Borough.
With the above exceptions all closet accommodation is on
the water carriage system of the West Middlesex Main Drainage
Scheme.
PUBLIC CLEANSING.
The following report has kindly been supplied by the
Director of Public Cleansing:—
The house refuse collection service is a weekly one with
the exception of certain flats from which the refuse is removed
twice weekly.
27 miles of streets are cleaned once weekly.
58½ „ „ „ „ „ twice weekly.
6¾ „ „ „ „ „ three times weekly.
6½ „ „ „ „ „ daily.
Street gullies are cleansed four times per year.
As noted in my last report, the Public Cleansing Services
are now under the control of a separate Public Cleansing
Department.
The collection of refuse from the whole of the Borough is
now carried out with mechanical vehicles. The last four horses
used on refuse collection were disposed of at the end of March,
1937, being replaced by mechanical vehicles which, after a test,
were proved to be more economical.
The new Refuse Disposal Plant, put into operation on 1st
October, 1936, deals satisfactorily and efficiently with the whole
of the refuse of the Borough.
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