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DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE
Worcester Park Sewage Disposal Works. The work on Stage II
of the Reconstruction Scheme has proceeded during the year and it
is anticipated that the new Sludge Digestion Tank will be brought
into operation during 1959.
The design of Stage III is proceeding and the Ministry of
Health has indicated that loan sanction will be given.
The effluent being discharged to the Beverley Brook
continues to be of good quality.
Sutton Sewage Disposal Works. These works continue to
discharge a good quality effluent to the Pylbrook.
Flooding. The Surrey County Council has completed the work
of improvements to the Pylbrook at the rear of the properties in
Hamilton Avenue.
The laying of a new surface water sewer in Matlock Crescent
has been completed.
The design of a relief surface water sewer for the lower
portion of the High Street, Sutton, has been completed and so has
the design of a relief surface water sewer in Morden Way. The
designs of a new soil sewer in Cuddlngton Way to the Borough
boundary and a new relief soli sewer from Ventnor Road to Downs
Road, Belmont, have also been prepared and it is hoped to obtain
loan sanctions for the carrying out of the works during the
Financial Year 1959/60.
Refuse Collection and Scavenging. The collection and
disposal of house refuse and salvage, together with the scavenging
of public highways is carried out under the supervision of the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor. The work has been executed in a
satisfactory manner.
Rivers and Streams. Subject to the remarks under "Flooding"
above, the streams within the Borough have been maintained in a
satisfactory condition.
Closet Accommodation. There are Tour premises with cesspools
in use.
Only two pall closets and two chemical closets are in use.
In the past thirty years, one hundred and sixty one premises,
originally with cesspool drainage, have been connected to sewers.
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