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Sewage.
The system of drainage is dual, i.e., separate sewers for soil
and surface water. Although this method of drainage is not in
accord with the recent recommendations, the Council are bound by
the Wood Green and Tottenham Separation Act to adhere to this
method of drainage.
The soil drains are connected to the main sewers, which are
continued through Tottenham to a pumping station in that district,
from which the sewage is pumped into the London County Council
sewers, by arrangement with that Council.
The pumping station and the main sewers in Lordship Lane are
under the control of a joint committee, consisting of representatives
from Tottenham and Wood Green.
The surface water drains discharge into the surface water
sewers, and are taken into natural water courses, namely, the
Muswell Stream and the Moselle Brook, and finally discharged into
the River Lea.
The public sewers are periodically flushed and cleansed by the
Surveyor's staff, a gang of men being continually employed throughout
the year on this work. The length of sewers, soil and surface
water is, roughly, 102 miles.
Closet Accommodation.
Practically all the houses in the district are connected to the
public sewers, the closets being arranged on the water carriage
system, the only exceptions being two factories and two cottages
which are situated on the extreme Eastern boundary of the district;
a soil and surface water drain are being laid in this portion of the
district in connection with the Council's Housing Scheme referred to
in my last report, and I am hoping that provision will be able to be
made for taking the factories and cottages as above into this system
of drainage, and provide water closets for the premises in question.