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Sanitary Services
Percentage of houses draining into sewers 99.9%
Percentage of houses provided with water closets 100%
Enquiries - outstanding Sanitary Notices
During the year 747 letters were received from the Town Clerk
enquiring whether there were any outstanding sanitary notices with
respect to certain properties in the district. The necessary
searches were made and the required information furnished.
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICES
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 is obtained direct
from mains.
(ii) Green's Boat House, Riverside Lands - well working but
used for washing purposes only. Drinking water is 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.
REFUSE COLLECTION
Refuse is collected once per week from each house in the
Borough and is disposed of by collecting freighters to a Controlled
Tip outside the Borough.
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