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to the need for picking up the existing sewers along the route, most of the
sewer would be too deep to construct in open trench, and the greater part of
the work would therefore be carried out in tunnel; and that the estimated
cost (mid-1952) of the scheme was £112,299 12s. 3d.
"Resolved: That the report and the Pinner Relief Foul Water Sewer
scheme be received; and that the Clerk be hereby instructed to submit the
scheme to the Minister of Housing and Local Government for his approval
thereto in principle; and to inform the Minister that this scheme will be
followed, in the near future, by the submission of other schemes of drainage
relating to various parts of the District."
PUBLIC CLEANSING
Refuse Collection.
The same arrangements continued in force for the collection of house
refuse. Complaints still come in about the state of some of the kitchen
waste bins. It is hoped that the benefits which result from the collection
of this material are sufficient to warrant these arrangements being made
and to offset the nuisances to which some residents are subjected.
Refuse Disposal.
These days, none of the house refuse collected in this district is
disposed of here, all being taken outside of the district to be tipped.
Street Cleansing.
The same general arrangements are made for the cleansing of the
streets of the district.
DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD
Burial Grounds.
Particulars of these were included in the Annual Report for 1948.
Cremation.
It is still hoped that the Council will decide to provide and maintain
a crematorium.
Burial.
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the Council
can arrange for the burial or cremation of any person who has died or
who has been found dead in their area, if no other suitable arrangements
have been or are being made.
Each year there has been a small number of requests for these
arrangements to be made. In this last year arrangements were made for
four burials.
Mortuary.
The mortuary, enlarged in 1951, now has four slabs and is provided
with two refrigerator chambers capable of receiving six bodies.
During the year, 323 bodies were received in the mortuary. Postmortem
examinations were carried out on 322 and inquests were held on
54. This year only one body was admitted for storage.