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Road, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19 and 21, Grove Park
Terrace, Nos. 63, 65, 67 and 69, Devonshire Road, Nos.
1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, Bond Street and Nos. 13S to 146, ThamesRoad.
It is a pleasure to be able to record that the Council
by their private Act, which received the Royal Assent
on the 18th August, 1911, have disposed of the
difficulties which were constantly arising in connection
with combined drainage, and consequently it will now
be possibly to equitably deal with all matters which
may arise in relation to private drainage, and the
enormous expense incurred (spread over a number of
years) in the re-construction or repair of certain private
drains, will now be obviated.
Water Supply.
The whole of the district is supplied with water by
the Metropolitan Water Board, and the only matters
in connection with the water supply which have
required to be dealt with by this department have been
the method of service and storage, and in this respect
we have been able to obtain the provision of 96
more houses with a supply direct from the main. In
every case which has come under our notice where the
drinking water is obtained from a cistern, care has
been taken to ensure that the supply is not in consequence
liable to contamination.
Infectious Diseases and Disinfection.
The work in connection with infectious diseases is
carried out under the direct control of the Medical