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RIVERS AND STREAMS.
No action to check pollution was necessary during the year.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
All closets are of the water carriage type There are no closets of the conservancy or wastewater
type in the area. There is, however, a sad deficiency of the "sufficient" water closet accommodation
of the Housing Acts. In an urban community this can only be reasonably interpreted as
meaning one W.C. per family, a standard which is far from being realised locally.
PUBLIC CLEANSING.
REFUSE COLLECTION.
Reluse collection is carried out by means of mechanical transport at an economic cost and
with a general fieedom from complaints. The Council endeavour to keep the type of vehicle
engaged on the collection as up-to-date as circumstances will permit, and latterly have purchased
four vehicles with enclosed bodies of the barrier type, which are giving every satisfaction
not only to the Department, but to the residents generally; further vehicles of this type will,
no doubt, be purchased in the near future when renewals become necessary.
Generally the House Refuse is collected once weekly, but extra collections are made in the
case of public buildings, large blocks of flats and other premises where special circumstances
arise.
The Council has recently inaugurated the "Container" system of storage and collection
in connection with ills Housing Estates, whereby a daily collection is given. The system works
very satisfactorily and is being adopted by the London County Council in respect of Hospitals
and Schools under their control. Owners of certain large blocks of residential flats in the Borough
are also considering the scheme.
There are still a few ash pits in the Borough, but these are gradually being abolished as
opportunities occur. Special attention is given tr the maintenance of the dustbins to see that
these are kept in serviceable condition.
DISPOSAL.
Practically the whole of the House and Trade Refuse collected in the Borough continues
to be disposed of at the Refuse Destructor in a satisfactory and economical manner.
The volume of Refuse dealt with has increased out of proportion to the tonnage, and it
assumed this is due to the increasing substitution of gas and electric fires in place of solid
fuel fires, and so curtailing facilities for burning Refuse on the premises.