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DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
The Council have continued the maintenance of the soil and
storm water drainage systems during the year. Because of the war,
however, no extensions have been undertaken.
During the last quarter of the year, some main sewers, particularly
in the northern part of the district were damaged as a result
of enemy action. Repairs, although difficult in some instances, were
carried out promptly and efficiently. In spite of the temporary inconvenience
and disturbance of normal drainage systems, no case of
illness resulted from this cause.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
The regular maintenance and cleansing of the watercourses in
the Borough was undertaken throughout the year, so far as limited
staff would allow, and no flooding due to natural causes occurred in
any part of the district.
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 in use in the district, their number having been increased
recently by the necessity of installing chemical closets in Air Raid
Shelters and Wardens' Posts.
Four cesspools remain in use, but have created no nuisance
during the year.
PUBLIC CLEANS!NC.
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 from private premises. The occupiers of the
premises concerned carry out the work in a satisfactory manner.
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