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SECTION II.— SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
DISTRICT.
1. Water Supply.— Vide Annual Report, 1920.
2. Rivers and Streams. — Vide Annual Report, 1920.
3. Drainage and Sewerage.— Vide Annual Report, 1920.
The new effluent pipe to the River Thames is now nearing
completion. A new 15 in. Relief Sewer to relieve flooding' in the
Uphall Road district is to be laid. The work has been sanctioned
by the Ministry of Health and will be commenced as soon as
possible.
Two new Contact Beds at the Outfall Works have been completed
and are now in use.
4. Closet Accommodation.—In addition to the water carriage
system of sewage, there are in the rural area 56 cesspools,
35 privies and 62 pail closets. The clearing of cesspools, privies
and pail closets is carried out by the Council by means of a
vacuum emptier. All pail closets are emptied twice weekly.
One railway station premises in the outlying part of the district
has been connected to the sewer during the year.
5. Scavenging, Collection of House Refuse.—Vide
Annual Report, 1920.
At the end of the year six electric vans and a 1-ton Ford van
and four horse-drawn vehicles were in use. The system of collection
has been carefully gone into and revised during the year.
427 defective and unsuitable receptacles have been replaced
during the year.
The following figures give information as to the collection
of house refuse during 1923:—
Number of days on which collection was made 569
(Horse 262, electric 307.)
Number of vehicles employed 3,374
(Horse 1,093, electric 2,281.)