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B.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
DISTRICT.
Water Supply.—The district is supplied with water
by the Metropolitan Water Board, the supply being
constant and of good quality. A frequent cause of contamination
arises from the presence of dead mice and birds,
dirt and other matters in the storage cisterns, and in many
instances owing to the cisterns being placed in inaccessible
and unsuitable positions, cleansing is difficult and seldom
done. In all such cases the owners are requested to
provide a supply direct from the rising main, without, however,
removing the cistern which the Metropolitan Water
Board requires to be placed in every house.
Power to make Bye-Laws as to Cisterns, etc.—The
Council has power under Section 17 of the Willesden Urban
District Council Act, 1903, to make bye-laws as to cisterns,
etc. The Section runs^-"The Council may make bye-laws
for securing the accessibility for purposes of cleansing and
the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of tanks, cisterns,
and other receptacles used for the storing of water used or
likely to be used by man for drinking or domestic purposes
or for manufacturing any liquid to be used by man for
drinking whether aerated or otherwise."
Rivers and Streams.—The River Brent forms the
Northern and Western boundary of the district. The
Mitchell Brook, a tributary of the Brent, is a small stream
running in a Westward direction through the district. A
large sheet of water known as the Welsh Harp is formed
at the extreme Northern boundary by the damming up of