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of 280 premises with sewer available have been converted
by the owners to main drainage. There still remain, however,
20 cesspools where there is a sewer within 100 feet,
9 cesspools with sewer over 100 feet distant, and 80 cesspools
without a sewer available.
Rivers and Streams.
During 1937 a re-inforced concrete culvert was proceeded
with for a length of approximately 480 yards at
Southborough, between Blenheim Road and Crown Lane.
The inspectorial staff carried out 16 inspections of
streams and water courses in the area, and discovered on
four occasions that pollution existed. The service of
informal notices secured the abatement of the nuisance in
each instance.
Public Cleansing.
There was no alteration in the system of refuse collection
and disposal. This service was extended to new
properties. A 10-cubic yard moving floor vehicle was
purchased in 1937.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA.
Tables VII., VIII. and XV. indicate the varied extent
of the sanitary inspection of the area carried out by the
Sanitary Inspectors.
810 dwelling houses were inspected during 1937, which
involved 4,696 visits for primary inspections and subsequent
re-inspections. Of these 810 houses 655 were
found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human
habitation. During 1937, 744 houses were rendered fit in
consequence of informal action. It will be noted that this
figure exceeds the number of houses found not to be in all
respects reasonably fit for human habitation, and this is
due to the fact that houses inspected in the later months
of' the previous year were made fit in the earlier months of
the next year.
In addition to the above figures it will be noted that
429 houses were visited for the following reasons: 169 for
infectious disease; 124 for disinfection; 19 for the presence