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Particulars of Sanitary Defects referred to in Notices
served and other matters.
(a) Drainage of Existing Buildings.
New W.C.s provided, repaired, supplied with water
or otherwise improved 195
Percentage of houses provided with water-closets 100%
Drains:—
Tested (smoke) 11
Unstopped, repaired, trapped, etc. 112
Waste pipes, rainwater pipes, disconnected, repaired,
etc. 134
New soil pipes and ventilating shafts fixed 20
New sinks provided 35
Disconnecting traps and chambers inserted 9
Reconstructed (whole system) 4
Reconstructed (connections) 27
Percentage of houses draining into sewers 99.9%
Surface water drains reconstructed -
Surface water drains repaired 9
(h) Water Supply and Water Services.
Draw taps on main 16
Percentage of houses supplied from Public Water
Service 100%
The whole of the district is supplied by Metropolitan Water
Board Mains. There are two wells in the Borough and the following
is the position with regard to these wells.
(i) Mr. A. Knapp, 21, Grove Park Gardens—well working,
but used for washing purposes only. Drinking water
obtained direct from mains.
(ii) Green's Boat House, Riverside Lands—well working, but
used for washing purposes only. Drinking water obtained
direct from mains.
The mains water supply is satisfactory both in quality and
quantity and reports of the bacteriological and chemical analyses
carried out by the Metropolitan Water Board are issued from time
to time.
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