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Council, whose West Middlesex Drainage Undertaking has been in full operation since
1936. Extensions to the Modgen Disposal Works are nearing completion.
RIVERS AND STREAMS- No complaint of pollution was made to the Health
Department during 1962.
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 Borough has a pail or chemical
closet. The following works were carried out during the yeaj":-
Water closets constructed or rebuilt 1
Water closets where walls cleansed 13
Water closets fitted with new flushing
apparatus 6
Water closets repaired or improved , , 22
New pans or pedestals provided 12
Water closets blockages unstopped 3
Urinals constructed, rebuilt or repaired 1
Ventilated lobbies provided . 2
PUBLIC CLFANSING. The cleansing of streets and collection and disposal of
refuse are carried out under the control of the Borough Fngineer. Refuse is disposed
of by controlled tipping and the collection of house refuse is carried out weekly.
Through the action of the Health Department 22 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. The

SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE 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 690
Number of premises at which nuisance etc. were located 630
Number of premises where nuisances abated or defects remedied.-
(a) by owners or occupiers 226
(b) by Council in default 1
(c) public sewers repaired by Council 45
(d) public sewers cleared and cleansed by Council 194
Informal notices issued 269
Written reminders issued 188
Statutory notices served 57
Total number of inspections and re-inspections 17,773
Inspections of piggeries 2
Inspections of stables 14
Inspection of urinals 14
Visits re infectious diseases, etc 434
Sinks provided or repaired 8
Roofs repaired 57
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