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Total length (ft.) of drain pipes laid -
(a) 4" 298
(b) 6" 4
(c) 9"
Drain tests applied 73
Other works executed 13
Cesspools emptied or repaired 1
While the Borough is responsible for the local sewerage of its own district
the duty of the disposal of sewage is the responsibility of the Middlesex County
Council, whose west Middlesex Drainage undertaking has been in full operation since
1936 Extensions to the Mogden Disposal works are nearing completion.
RIVERS AND STREAMS. No complaint of pollution was made to the Health Department
during 1961
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION. The closet accommodation of the Borough consists almost
wholly of water closets connected to the sewers A few water closets drain to cesspools,
and the odd house on the outskirts of the Rorough has a pail or chemical
closet The following works were carried out during the year:-
Water closets constructed or rebuilt 3
Water closets where walls cleansed 12
Water closets fitted with new flushing
apparatus 17
Water closets repaired or improved 23
New pans or pedestals provided 21
Water closets blockages unstopped 6
Urinals constructed, rebuilt or repaired 2
PUBLIC CLEANSING The cleansing of streets and collection and disposal of
refuse are carried out under the control of the Borough Engineer. Refuse is disposed
of by controlled tipping and the collection of house refuse is carried out weekly
Through the action of the Health Department 32 new dustbins were provided during the
year
Salvage continues to be collected at the same time as refuse and is segregated
before sale. The collection of kitchen waste was discontinued in January, 1954.

SANITARY INSPECTION OF THF BOROUGH. In addition to the work recorded in other
paragraphs of this Report, the Public Health inspectors continued their general duties
of investigating complaints, abating nuisances and dealing with contraventions of the
Public Health Acts.
Not all complaints brought to the Health Department deal with matters on which
the Department is empowered to take action, and in such cases complainants are advised
as far as is known, how and where the matter may receive attention. Some particulars
of the work done are shown below.-
Number of complaints received . 754
Number of premises at which nuisance, etc. were located 542
Number of premises where nuisances abated or defects remedied:-
(a) by owners or occupiers 183
(b) by Council in default 4
(c) public sewers repaired by Council 51
(d) public sewers cleared and cleansed by Council 183
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