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Order of Local Government Board under the Public Health
Acts (Amendment) Act, 1907, declaring certain trades
to be offensive. Dated 14th January, 1914.
Order of Town Council under Shops Acts, 1912 and 1913, relating
to Second-hand Clothes' Dealers. Dated 5th
November, 1913.
The Wimbledon General Half Holiday Order, 1914. 6th June,
1914.
The Wimbledon Credit Drapers' Half Holiday Order, 1914.
2nd July, 1914.
The Wimbledon Barbers' and Hairdressers' Closing Order,
1919. 27th October, 1919.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water Supply is obtained from the Metropolitan Water
Board.
Rivers and Streams:—The River Wandle forms the
Southern boundary of the Borough. This river is vested as a
sewer under the London Council for practically the whole length
in the Wimbledon District, but the actual boundary is still in
dispute between the Wimbledon Corporation, the Surrey
Comity Council, and the London County Council. The river
receives the . effluents from the Corporation Sewage Works, the
effluent from the Wandle Valley Joint Sewerage Board, and
several trade effluents. The surface water from sections of
North Wimbledon and Wimbledon Park also drains into the
Wandle.
The Beverley Brook arising in the Maidens and Coombe
areas, forms part of the North Western boundary of the township.
This stream receives the surface water from the Cottenham
Park and adjacent sections of the Wimbledon area.
Drainage and Sewerage:—In 1924, the new extension of
the sewage works in Durnsford Road was opened. A description
of this extension was given in my Annual Report for 1923.
Briefly, the settling tanks were improved and increased in
capacity by 93,000 gallons. Six new percolating filters and
dosing and humus tanks were introduced. Under this new
scheme the effluent to the Wandle. both from the percolating
filters and contact beds, has greatly improved.
Scavenging:—House refuse is removed to the Corporation
destructor once weekly, save in the case of certain service
flats and other premises, where the removal is bi-weekly.
Schools:—See report of School Medical Otffieer (pp. 49-66).
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