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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
WATER
(See Annual Report, 1935).
DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE.
In the early part of the year the remaining sewage works were
connected to the West Middlesex Drainage Scheme. It is calculated
that this can deal with up to 240 gallons per head per day for a
population over the whole area of 26 persons per acre.
The main surface water out-flow between Belmont and Kenton
Road discharging into Wealdstone brook was completed during the
year, the area served by this outflow being that lying to the north
of Kenton Road between Kenmore Avenue and Honeypot Lane.
A beginning was made on the Moat Farm Drainage Scheme by which
some 1,000 acres will be dealt with by an arterial main culvert
running from Long Elms, Harrow Weald to Hooking Green, North
Harrow.
Refuse Disposal.
At the April meeting, the Highways and Cleansing Committee
recommended that the land forming the Great Stanmore Sewage
Farm be used for the tipping of refuse, the tipping to be carried out
in strict conformity with the requirements of the Minister of Health
in regard to controlled tipping. After a public inquiry, approval
was granted by the Minister and the site was first used for this
purpose in September. Towards the close of the year complaints
of the prevalence of flies were received from occupiers of houses in
the vicinity, though, on inquiry, it appeared that they had been
subjected to this annoyance before the site was used for the tipping
of refuse.
Towards the end of the year, the 725 tons of refuse collected
weekly were dealt with : 30 per cent. at the Harrow Destructor
serving the following wards : Roxeth, West Harrow (except
northern section), Harrow-on-the-Hill and Greenhill (except
northern section) and Pinner South ; 15 per cent. at the Wealdstone
Destructor serving : Wealdstone South, Wealdstone North, Kenton
(south western section), Harrow Weald (southern section), Harrowon-the-Hill
and Greenhill (northern section) ; 25 per cent. at the
Cannon Lane tip serving : Pinner South (northern section), Pinner
North, Headstone, Harrow Weald (western section), West Harrow
(northern section) ; and 30 per cent. at the Stanmore tip, serving
Harrow Weald (north eastern and eastern section), Kenton (except
south western section), Stanmore North and Stanmore South.