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5. PUBLIC CLEANSING.
The Borough Surveyor is responsible for the collection
and disposal of house and trade refuse. He states
that the disposal method of tipping into a worked-out
gravel pit situated at Thorpe in the area of the Egham
U.D.C. is still in operation. Refuse from this Borough
and the adjoining Boroughs of Surbiton and Maiden & Coombe
is transported by road to the gravel pit at Thorpe in large
vehicles from the central loading point situated at the
Kingston Refuse Destructor, Villiers Road. This central
loading point, where the refuse is transferred from the
smaller collecting vehicles of Maiden, Surbiton and Kingston
to the larger delivery vehicles of the contractor is,
and will always be, a potential source of nuisance, calling
for constant care and vigilance. It is understood
that plans are in course of preparation to provide an
improved loading bay with appropriate working methods
designed to minimize, as far as possible, the risks
involved. Approximately 12,000 tons of refuse per annum
is sent from this Borough.
A small quantity of suitable trade refuse, together
with road sweepings and scarified material is disposed of
by controlled tipping in the old bed of the Hogamill River.
The Corporation's refuse destructor has not operated since
1st March, 1951. During the year no complaints were
received in respect of any refuse tip in the Borough.

NOTICES SERVED.
Informal
(a) Verbal 497
(b) Written
Statutory
(a) Housing Acts Nil
(b) public Health Acts 11