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All premises in the Borough are provided with water closets and all drain
into sewers with the exception of the following:-
1 boathouse and 1 railway signal box which have cesspools
and 1 boathouse and 1 sports pavilion which have septic tanks.
Arrangements for the regular clearing of the cesspools are made with the
Borough Engineer's Department of the Council.
Enquiries - Outstanding Sanitary Notices
During the year 964 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 it was stated that following a survey of the
sanitary facilities in the schools of the Borough, it was considered that 9
schools were very much below standard in this respect. It is now possible to
report that of these schools, two have had enough work done to bring them up to
the standards which were desired, two others are about to be provided with complete
new sanitary blocks, one is about to be brought up to standard by the
provision of additional W.C' s and wash basins, and one, which is due for demolition,
has had temporary improvements made, one other school requiring sanitary
improvements is being closed down entirely.
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER SERVICES
The whole of the district is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board mains.
There is one well still in use in the Borough at Green s Boathouse, Riverside
Lands. This well is 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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