View report page

110
"The chemical results on this sample are satisfactory, and in this
respect the supply it represents is suitable for domestic purposes."
There are no houses in the Borough supplied with water by a stand
pipe, all the dwellings in the district having a supply direct from the
Company's main.
No evidence exists that the water is plumbo-solvent and before
distribution the new water is chlorinated and partially dechlorinated. The
fluoride content of the water supplied is consistently less than 0.1 p.p.m.
(F).
DRAINAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
The soil sewage from the Borough flows to the West Middlesex
Drainage Works at Mogden as it has done since 1936, when the last of
the five disposal works in the area went out of use.
There are still, however, a few properties in the northern part of the
district from which the sewage is treated in small disposal plants, otherwise
all the properties within the Borough are connected to the main
d ainage system.
Surface water is disposed of by way of separate sewers that discharge
into local water courses. There are five of these: the River Pinn, the
Yeading Brook, the Kenton Brook, the Wealdstone Brook ^nd the
Edgware Brook.
The rate of flow in these water courses varies with the amount of
rainfall and during sudden storms they may have to carry very large
volumes of water, while during drought the flow may be reduced to a mere
trickle.
PUBLIC CLEANSING
The cleansing services are under the administration and control of the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor.
The weekly collection service provided in the district is undertaken by
direct labour and involves the handling of over 83,000 bins. Nearly 70,000
of these come from residential units and the remainder from school and
commercial premises. The number of bulk containers now in use in the
district is approximately 750. This is an encouraging figure, as each bulk
container in use means a reduction at the premises concerned of perhaps
6-10 of the standard type of bin.
DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD
There are two cemeteries and five burial grounds situated in the
district which are administered by the Council. The grounds under the
control of the Church Authorities at Harrow, Roxeth, Pinner, Harrow