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(19) TROWLOCK ISLAND.
There are on the Island thirty bungalows built of
wood, corrugated iron or asbestos. There is also
the boathouse belonging to the Royal Canoe Club. Most
of the bungalows stand on piers of brick or wood about
1ft. 6ins. high. Six are occupied all the year, the
remainder only during the summer and autumn. These
dwellings do not comply with the Council's Building Byelaws.
The Island is not connected with the Council's
sewerage system. Elsan and pail closets are used with
chemicals for deodorising purposes. The containers are
collected frequently and the contents dug into the earth
on the Island.
The sinks, wash-basins, urinals and bath waste pipes,
etc., discharge into soakaways consisting of shallow holes
made in the ground, usually lined with brickwork and
filled with clinker.
A tap—connected to the Metropolitan Water Board's
main—has now been fixed on the Island. A number of
the bungalows have a pump and storage cistern with taps
to sink, lavatory basin and bath, water being drawn from
the river for purposes other than drinking.
On the mainland adjoining the Island there are two
bungalows, the Bailiff's dwelling over the boathouse, a
Tea Room, the Tamesis Club and other boathouses.
There are also large motor launches moored in the backwater.
The large vessels have chemical closets installed,
the containers being emptied and1 dug into the land
adjoining the mooring.
It is desirable that all the bungalows should be connected
to the Council's sewer and the Metropolitan Water
Board's supply laid on to- each dwelling.
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