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Drainage and Sewerage.
The sewerage of almost the whole district is arranged on the
"separate" system, and the method of disposal at the outfall
works is that of precipitation and bacterial filtering beds, the
effluent being passed into the Thames.
In the western portion of the district, however, there are
some houses not yet linked up with the general system. It is
to be regretted that at the enquiry by the Ministry of Health
during the year, sanction was not forthcoming for the provision
of a sewer along the western portion of Bath Road, which would
have enabled houses in the vicinity to be connected with the
general system of sewerage. The present methods of drainage
employed at these houses are not satisfactory.
Closet Accommodation.
Accommodation on the water carriage system is almost
general throughout the district, 98 per cent. of the houses having
water-closets.
Scavenging.
This is carried out by the Local Authority and is under the
control of the Surveyor, who informs me that for the year, 1919,
house refuse was collected at intervals of ten days. The refuse
is disposed of by burning in a destructor.
Recently, motor vehicles for the collection of house refuse
have been introduced. Some of these are provided with covers
and are satisfactory; others are not so provided and consequently
permit dust and papers to be dispersed when the vehicle is full
and travelling at a rapid rate towards the destructor or during
strong winds.
During the year there were supplied 223 new ashbins, and
one privy and five ashpits were abolished.
Sanitary Inspection of District.
Attention is directed to the Table on page 40 where particulars
are set forth of the number and nature of premises visited, the