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RIVERS AND STREAMS
Twelve visits have been paid to all works suspected of discharging
effluent into surface water sewers.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION
With one exception the whole of the district is on the
water carriage system, the houses being drained to the public
sewer. At the end of the year there was one cesspool in use.
PUBLIC CLEANSING
A fortnightly collection of house refuse is carried out by
direct labour. Four dust collection vehicles are in use.
A fortnightly collection of salvage is also made, two vehicles
being used for this purpose.
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS
Number of Council houses found infested during year 101
Number of other houses found infested during the year 19
Number of houses disinfested during the year 120
Number of requisitioned, etc., houses disinfested 3
Methods employed:—
Two houses treated with sulphur dioxide (Cescones).
134 rooms treated with insecticide spray (Lethane)
(inclusive of rooms treated on more than one
occasion).
No private houses are treated by the Council staff,
but advice is given and material supplied at
cost price on request.
Number of private houses disinfested by owners or
occupiers after notice 19
Number of shelters disinfested 78
Number of houses disinfested for beetles 16
SCHOOLS
The supervision of the public elementary schools is under
the control of the Education Department of the Surrey County
Council,