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Owing to the National situation during 1939, it was found necessary
to postpone the Council's scheme to lay a larger sewer in Manor
Road and Woodcote Road to obviate the flooding under the railway
bridge.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
The watercourses in the Borough have received constant supervision
throughout the year.
Sections of the River Wandle were cleaned out between the
Croydon Borough Boundary and Mitcham, silt, tree branches, and
obstruction being removed.
Negotiations are still proceeding with the Surrey County Council
and Wallis's Mills regarding alleviation of flooding at Beddington
Village.
A new weir of approximately double the capacity of the existing
one, with a large penstock and by-pass, was constructed during the
year to the lake in Grange Park.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
Practically the whole of the area is on the water carriage system,
draining into the public sewers.
There are a few chemical and earth closets, chiefly for use on
sports grounds, within the district, and 4 cesspools remain in use.
PUBLIC CLEAN SI N C.
A weekly collection of house refuse throughout the Borough is
carried out by direct labour under the supervision of the Borough
Engineer and Surveyor. The refuse is deposited on a site within the
district.
The type of receptacle in use throughout the Borough is the portable
galvanised iron covered dustbin.
The Council do not undertake the removal of the contents of earth
closets and cesspools. The occupiers of the premises concerned carry
out the work in a satisfactory manner.
Tipping on land belonging to the Croydon Corporation and at
the rear of the existing tip was commenced in 1939.
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