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All houses in the Borough are provided with water closets, and all drain
into sewers with the exception of four premises two situate in open spaces and
one railway station signal box which have cesspools and one boathouse which
has a septic tank
Arrangements for the regular clearing of these are made with the Borough
Engineer's Department of the Council.
Enquiries-Outstanding Sanitary Notices
During the year 820 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 Annual Report for 1954, the results of a survey of the sanitary
facilities in the schools of the Borough were reported, the majority of schools
being found to be up to standard or higher but improvements being required in
a few. During 1955, in one of the Junior Schools reported to be deficient in
sanitary and washing facilities hot water and additional wash-basins were
provided in the boys' and girls' cloakrooms. At a Grammar School and a Secondary
Modern Boys' School the sanitary facilities in the newly built additions became
available for the use of the pupils during the year bringing these schools into
a highly satisfactory condition with regard to sanitation
Other minor improvements were made in an Infants" School and a further
Secondary Modern School, Large improvement schemes are well under way for two
of the combined Infants' and Junior Schools which were considered not to be
entirely satisfactory, and it is hoped that complete new sanitary blocks will
be built reasonably soon for these schools
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICES
The whole of the district is supplied by the 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 Boathouse, 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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