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Sanitary Circumstances
Water Supply.—There were, as far as Is known, at the end of the year, 30 private wells
from which water was used for domestic purposes. In 53 other cases there are wells, but an
alternative supply from the main exists for domestic purposes and business 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 water—
2,091 lineal yards; Surface water—3,431 lineal yards.
Work in connection with the West Middlesex Sewage Scheme, which will take all the
sewage of this district, is completed and in operation, with the exception of the Cranford area.
The connection of the sewers in the Cranford area to the new system of trunk sewers was in
progress at the end of the year.
Closet Accommodation.—Accommodation on the water carriage system is almost general
throughout the district, approximately 99.9 per cent, of the houses having water closets.
Scavenging.—This is carried out by the Local Authority, and is under the control of the
Borough Surveyor.
During 1937 collection of house refuse 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 109 new asbins.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.—See pages 19-33. 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, 1936. I am pleased to report, however, that the extra demands made on
the staff, have, so far, been met, but with some difficulty.
Nuisances, Contraventions of Bye-Laws, Defective Drainage, etc.—The number of
premises on which nuisances were outstanding at the end of the year 1936 was 463. To these,
another 595 premises whereat nuisances were recorded in 1937 were added, giving a total of 1,058
premises. Of these 561 had the nuisances remedied, leaving 497 premises at which nuisances
still existed at the end of the year.
During the year, nuisances at 59 houses were reported to the Health Committee, which,
added to the 51 brought forward from 1936 made a total of 110. 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, 74 had
been dealt with, leaving 36 cases to be carried forward to 1938.