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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH
Water Supply and Water Services
Water is supplied to nearly the whole of the district by the South-West Suburban
Water Company. The Metropolitan Water Board supplies a small area in the southern
part of the district, and the Rickmansworth & Uxbridge Valley Water Company a small
area in the northern part. The supply is satisfactory, both in quality and quantity. Reports
on sampling carried out by the Metropolitan Water Board are issued from time to time.
All inhabitated houses are supplied from public water mains and there are no stand-pipes
in use on mains.
Sixteen samples of water from 7 artesian wells; 6 from factory premises and one in
St. Bernard's Hospital, gave the following results:—
A—Excellent
10—Satisfactory
1—Satisfactory (if chlorinated)
1—Doubtful
Under Section 35, Middlesex County Council Act, 1956, provision is made for immediate
action to be taken by the Local Authority to restore a water supply which has
been cut off for some default.
Sewerage
Middlesex County Council provides the facilities for purification of sewage from the
Borough at the Mogden Sewage Works. The amount of congestion occurring in the drains
and sewers of the Borough, partly as a result of increase in the number of houses and
shops, partly due to the fact that improved knowledge of hygiene results in an increased
use of water for cleanliness, meant that problems arose of overcharging of sewers, and of
flooding during periods of heavy rain. Measures to relieve this had to be taken, and the
latest position with regard to these improvements is as follows:—
A length of surface water relief sewer was under construction in Windmill Lane and
was nearing completion at the end of the year. The sewer provides for surface water from
the future improvement of Windmill Lane, and from the development of adjoining land.
It passes under Uxbridge Road, and under the Railway, to discharge into an existing watercourse.
This relief sewer should prevent all risk of future flooding in this vicinity.
The only pail closets emptied by the Council are two at "Springdale".
There are two cesspools emptied by the Council's gully emptier—one at "Springdale"
and one at Wyke Green.
Refuse Collection and Disposal
Southall Borough Council provides one dustbin free to every separately rated hereditament,
the number of bins so supplied is approximately 17,000. The renewal period for
these is when the dustbins have worn out, but not more frequently than once in ten years.
Weekly collections are made from houses; three times a week from St. Bernard's Hospital;
twice-weekly collections are made from other Hospitals and high flats. Weekly collections
from shops and industrial premises are generally made, sometimes more frequently. Large
amounts are charged for. Special collections from domestic and other premises are made
by arrangement.
The Council maintains a fleet of vehicles, including 8 freighters on refuse collection,
one lorry for special collections. Refuse is picked over for salvage in the Council Depot,
salvaged materials being sold, and the residue is either incinerated at the Depot or carried
to be tipped at an authorised site at WestDrayton.
Street Cleansing
The main shopping streets are cleansed daily and other roads are cleansed once,
twice or three times a week depending on various conditions. For this purpose, one lorry
and one mechanical sweeper-collector are used. There are 14 street orderlies with hand
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