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The Corporation during the year have installed a
Venturi-flume Recorded on the Hogg's Mill Stream, so that
its How can now be measured and the amount of dilution
at any time determined.
(iv) Closet Accommodation.
The closets in the Borough are on the water-carriage
system.
(v) Public Cleansing.
The removal and disposal of house refuse is undertaken
by the Borough Surveyor's Department.
Refuse is partly tipped, and the remainder is burnt in
the Destructor.
There is one cesspool, which the owner has emptied
regularly by a contractor.
(vi) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.
A classified statement of the number of premises visited,
the defects or nuisances discovered, and the action and
result of action taken in regard to these, appears in the
Report of the Sanitary Inspector, which follows the Main
Report. Also included in his Report are particulars of action
taken with regard to Smoke Abatement, Special Classes of
Premises and Occupations subject to control of the Local
Authority, and under the Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.
(vii) Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
The work carried out in connection with the inspection
of factories and workshops is summarised in tabular form
below.