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SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES,
1. WATER SUPPLY.
The Town's water supply is provided by the Metropolitan Water
Board who successfully maintain constant supervision over the purity
and adequacy of the supply.
Well water is used for industrial purposes at certain factories
and a dairy, but is not used as a domestic supply, all the houses in
the town being provided with a main water supply.
In the case of the dairy, well water is used for cooling and
bottle washing. During the year 23 samples from this source were
submitted for examination; all were reported to be satisfactory,
2. DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
The sewage from the Borough gravitates to the Corporation
Pumping Station and is then pumped to the North Surrey Joint Sewage
Board's Works for treatment. This is a modern plant and successfully
provides very effective purification and disposal for the sewage of
Epsom & Ewell, Surbiton, Maiden & Coombe and Kingston-upon-Thames
population.
3, RIVERS AND STREAMS.
The River Thames forms the Western Boundary of the Borough and
is under the control of the Thames Conservancy Board, The Hogsmill
River, a tributary of the Thames, flows through the Borough,
A considerable portion of the flow of this river comprises the
effluent from the North Surrey Joint Sewage Board Works.
4. CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
All closets in connection with dwelling houses in the Borough
are on the water carriage system.
5. PUBLIC CLEANSING.
The Borough Surveyor is responsible for the collection and
disposal of house and trade refuse. Disposal is carried out by
tipping into a worked-out gravel pit provided by the haulage contractor.