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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
WATER
Details of the water supply for the district and of the steps taken
to ensure that the water supply is safe were set out in the Annual Report
for the year 1948.
The results of the analyses of samples taken throughout the year
were all satisfactory.
No complaints were received during the year about the quality or
the quantity of the water supply.
DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Particulars of the local arrangements were set out in the Annual
Report for 1948.
The only complaints received were at times of heavy rainfall when
flooding by surface water occurred in some parts of the district.
PUBLIC CLEANSING
Refuse Collection.
The same arrangements continued in force for the collection of house
refuse. Although some continued to be received, complaints about the
state of the kitchen waste bins were far fewer than in previous years.
Refuse Disposal.
Most of the refuse of the district was disposed of by controlled
tipping at the Old Redding site. It will not be possible to continue
to use this site for very long now. Pending the erection of one or more
separation plants which the Council has decided on as the method of
disposal of the refuse of the district, arrangements are being made for the
refuse to be disposed of by tipping outside the district.
Street Cleansing.
The same general arrangements for the sweeping of the streets, as
set out in the Annual Report for 1948, were continued, although greater
use is now being made of mechanical sweepers.
DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD
Burial Grounds.
Particulars of these were included in the Annual Report for 1948.
Cremation.
No further progress has been made in regard to the proposal for the
construction of a crematorium on land forming part of the Harrow
Weald cemetery reservation.