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SECTION C—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Water Supply. The district is supplied by the Metropolitan
Water Board and by the Sutton District Water
Company. Their respective distributive areas are approximately
the parishes of Merton and Morden.
The quality of the supply as shown by sampling was
satisfactory.
Drainage and Sewerage. The Surrey County Council's
major scheme for the improvement of the Beverley and Pyl
Brooks referred to in the report for 1936 was commenced in
this district during the year. The Beverley and Pyl Brooks
have been widened out and re-graded for their whole lengths,
within the urban district, with the exception of the length of
the Pyl Brook from West Barnes Crossing to the rear of
Kingsway, which it is proposed to culvert as soon as negotiations
are completed. Tenders have already been received for
this work, and work on re-constructing the existing bridges is
proceeding.
Local schemes for the relief of flooding in Northway have
been prepared, and it is hoped that a cure will be effected.
Several open watercourses have been culverted during the
past year in conjunction with the development of estates,
notably—
(a) The watercourse at the rear of West Barnes Pumping
Station.
(b) The watercourse at the rear of Morden Factory
Estate.
A length of old soil sewer in Burlington Road which had
been found faulty has been reconstructed, and a further
length will be shortly undertaken. In Morden Road consequent
on the widening of the Bridge at Morden Halt, the soil
sewer was found in a very bad condition, and this was also
re-constructed.
Rivers and Streams. Periodical visits are made for observing
the condition of the River Wandle, the Pyl and
Beverley Brooks, and the other natural watercourses in the
district. The results of these inspections are detailed in the
Sanitary Inspector's Report.
Closet Accommodation. All closets are of water carriage
type drained to sewers, except 4 which are drained to cesspools
and 4 Elsan closets on Sports Grounds.
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