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All houses In the Borough are provided with water closets, and, with the
exception of a small percentage, all drain into the sewers.
Enquiries- outstanding Sanitary Notices
During the year 751 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
SCHOOL SANITATION
In the early part of 1954 a survey of the sanitation in all the schools
in the Borough which had been begun the previous year was completed.
Out of the 27 schools in the Borough; 18 were found to be completely satis
factory as regards sanitary conveniences and washing facilities and up to the
standards of the School Premises Regulations. In the remaining 9 schools the
deficiencies found were reported to the Public Health Committee and details of
the findings passed to the Education Officer from whom a report was later received
concerning the proposals with regard to these various defects,, It was found
that in 5 of the schools provision had already been made for improvement of the
washing or sanitary facilities whichever were deficient, and for one other school
it was likely that the overcrowded conditions would be relieved in a reasonable
time by the provision of a new school.. Further reports are awaited but the
overall position is better than in most parts of the country as the number of
very old schools is extremely small, only four of them having been built before
1900. Two new primary school shave already been opened within the Borough, while
work is in progress for the provision of considerable extensions to two of the
secondary schools.
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICES
The whole of the district is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board mains.
There are two well sin 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 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 Metro
politan 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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