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Public Conveniences.
There are 40 public conveniences in the district. Seven of these
have been provided by the Council; one, though not provided, is
maintained by the Council; thirty-one are conveniences in connection
with public-houses, urinals in connection with three of these being
available to the public outside licensing hours. There is a public
convenience at the Sheen Gate entrance to Richmond Park.
SCAVENGING AND REFUSE DISPOSAL.
The scavenging and the disposal of refuse from the district is
carried out by the Surveyor's Department.
Collection of House Refuse.
The system of house-refuse collection described in my Annual
Report for 1934 has remained unchanged during the past year.
During the year, in compliance with notices served by the Sanitary
Inspector, 164 new movable sanitary dustbins were provided.
Disposal of House Refuse.
All house-refuse collected in the district is incinerated at the
Council's Destructor ; in addition to this refuse, the house-refuse
from the Borough of Richmond is also destroyed at the Barnes Borough
Council's Destructor.
During 1938 the amount of refuse collected from the Barnes
Borough was 11,221 tons, and the amount collected in Richmond
Borough 11,520 tons, making a total of 22,741 tons to be disposed of.
Cleansing and Scavenging of Streets.
Mechanical sweepers are used for this purpose and the roadsweepings
are removed by motor vehicles to a tip at the destructor
works, or to a tip on Palewell Fields. The streets and roads in the
district have been kept in a very cleanly condition.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT.
The work undertaken during the year under the various Public
Health Acts, Bye-Laws and Regulations is shown below in the tabular
statement, furnished by the Chief Sanitary Inspector under Article
XIX of the Sanitary Officers Order, 1935, containing particulars as to
the number and nature of the inspections made by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year, the number of notices (statutory and
informal respectively) served, and the result of the service of such
notices.