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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 station which have cesspools
and 1 boathouse and 2 sports pavilions 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 1,533 enquiries were received from other Departments regarding
outstanding sanitary notices with respect to certain properties in the
district. The necessary searches were made and the required information furnished.
SCHOOL SANITATION
In previous Annual Reports reference has been made to the sanitary facilities
provided for schools in the borough. During the year under review, improved
sanitation has been provided in one of the schools of the borough, Belmont School
where an entire new sanitary block was built and put into use from 6th September,
1960.
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. The Board also supplies each
month a report on the state of purity of the water supply, at its sources and
after chlorination.
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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