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SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
1. (i) Water.
The fact that the whole Borough comes within the area
of the supply of the Metropolitan Water Board renders
unnecessary any remarks with reference to this excellent, ample
and constant supply. The work in the sanitary department in
relation to water supply is therefore mainly directed to work
under Section 35 of the Public Health Act Amendment Act,
1907, and the provision of a direct supply of water for drinking
purposes from the rising main. In this connection it was found
that 54 houses were drawing supplies from storage cisterns,
necessitating action under the above-mentioned section.
(ii) Drainage and Sewerage.
The Borough Engineer has supplied the following information
relative to the extension of the sewerage system of the
Borough. These additional sewers arise mainly in connection
with the development of land for building purposes, particularly
the Council's Housing Schemes in the Brentford district.
Surface water sewers laid or reconstructed during
1934 587 yards.
Soil sewers laid or reconstructed during 1934 ... 491 yards.
The two Sewage Disposal Works under the control of the
Council continue to operate, but as pointed out last year the
Borough comes within the Middlesex County Council Sewerage
and Sewage Disposal Scheme for West Middlesex, which when
completed will render these works redundant. I am informed
that progress in the work of this scheme is satisfactory and up
to scheduled time. Hence it is more than probable that towards
the end of 1935 the sewage of the Borough will be treated at
the new Central Works in the Heston and Isleworth district.
Particulars of works carried out under the supervision of
the department for improving the character and sufficiency of
the drainage arrangements within the Borough are set out in
the tabular statement of sanitary works included in this section
of the report.