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This was done to permit the use of the area as a tip for
house refuse, and consisted of laying 12" and 15" pipes with requisite
manholes for inspection and dragging purposes. The cost
of the Work was approximately £300.
2. RIVERS AND STREAM
The effluent from the Corporation Sewage works is discharged
into the Thames, and despite war-time conditions every endeavour
has been made to maintain a standard of purification
satisfactory to the Thames Conservancy Board, which is the body
responsible for checking pollution of the Thames and its tributaries
.
The Hogsmill River is one such tributary, and it flows
through the Southern part of the Borough and joins the Thames
at a point a short distance above Kingston Bridge. The Hogsmill
River receives sewage effluents from Malden and Epsom and Ewell,
at points before reaching the borough boundary. A scheme for
widening the Hogsmill River was prepared by the Surrey County
Council prior to the outbreak of war when the plans were suspended,
3.( i ) .CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
The closets in the borough are on the water carriage
syStan .
(ii) PUBLIC CLEAMSING.
The removal and disposal of house refuse is the responsibility
of the Borough Surveyor, who states that the refuse, after
salvage has been extracted, is disposed of partly by burning and
partly by tipping, the percentages being approximately 40 and 50
respectively. Some 100 tons of salvage material are extracted
each months including waste food for pig feeding which in pre-war
years was deposited in the ashbins.
(iii ) SANITARY INTSPECTIOF of THE AREA.
(a) The following is a tabulated list of visits and inspections.
A perusal of the figures will show an upward or downward
trend according to war conditions and further comment will be
made under appropriate headings later in the report.