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Sanitary Circumstances
Water Supply.— There were, as far as is known, at the end of the year, 29 private wells
from which water was used for domestic purposes. In 34 other cases there are wells, but an
alternative supply from the main exists for domestic purposes.
In 28 instances draw-taps were placed on the main to the house, in compliance with notice
from the Public Health Department, in lieu of a supply drawn from an inaccessible and improperly
or uncovered cistern.
Drainage and Sewerage.— The sewerage of almost the whole district is arranged on the
"separate" system.
During the year the following extensions have been made to the sewers:—Foul water4,233
lineal yards ; Surface water—2,985 lineal yards.
Work in connection with the West Middlesex Sewage Scheme, which will take all the
sewage of this district, is now completed, with the exception of the Cranford area, and the scheme
is in operation.
Closet Accommodation.— Accommodation on the water carriage system is almost general
throughout the district, approximately 99 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.
During 1936 collection of house refuse had continued weekly as before, and was disposed
of by "controlled tipping" on a site in the Staines Road, Hounslow. Eight electric vehicles
and four petrol driven lorries undertook the transportation of the whole of the refuse of the
district.
During the year, as a result of action taken, there was supplied 79 new ashbins.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.— See pages 17-31. The district work has continued
to grow during the year with the further increase of the population and a large amount of additional
work has fallen to the lot of the Sanitary Inspectors through the overcrowding provisions
of the Housing Act, 1935. I am pleased to report, however, that the extra demands made on
ihc staff have, so far, been met.
Nuisances, Contraventions of Bye-Laws, Defective Drainage, etc.—The number of
premises on which nuisances were outstanding at the end of the year 1935 was 398. To these,
another 603 premises whereat nuisances were recorded in 1936 were added, giving a total of 1,001
premises. Of these 538 had the nuisances remedied, leaving 463 premises at which nuisances
still existed at the end of the year.
During the year, nuisances at 52 houses were reported to the Health Committee, which,
added to the 35 brought forward from 1935 made a total of 87. Before asking the Authority
to serve statutory notices, the premises are inspected by the Medical Officer of Health. Statutory
notices were authorised and served in most of these cases, and by the end of the year, 36
had been dealt with, leaving 51 cases to be carried forward to 1937.