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The standard of purity of the water was maintained at the usual
high level. There is no record in the Borough of any case of infectious
disease being transmitted by water.
A large number of houses in the Borough have no supply of
drinking water direct from the main, but are supplied from a tank
in the roof. Provided the tank is properly covered and is cleansed
regularly, it provides a satisfactory supply.
SWIMMING BATHS
Eleven samples from the Alfred Mizen school swimming baths
and 13 from the Corporation baths were sent for bacteriological
examination during the year. All were satisfactory.
RIVERS AND STREAMS
Visits have been paid to all works suspected of discharging
effluent into surface water sewers.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION
The whole of the district is on the water carriage system, the
houses being drained to the public sewer, then treated at the works
of the Wandle Valley Joint Sewerage Board, situated in Mitcham.
PUBLIC CLEANSING
In the winter a weekly collection of house refuse is carried out
and in the summer more frequently. Eleven refuse collection vehicles
are in use.
CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956
During the year staff were engaged and work commenced on
Smoke Control. A house to house inspection has been made of the
first area which will be declared a smoke control area on 1st
December, 1963.
ERADICATION OF BED BUGS
Number of Council houses found infested during the year, 7.
Number of other houses found infested during the year, 4.
Total number of houses disinfested during the year, 11.