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regard to watercourses seem to be very great, and some simplification
of the law is required.
The Latch were Brook is partly in this district, and although
a portion of it has been filled in it still serves to carry off a certain
amount of surface water from the north-east part of the town. It
is a very slow running stream and only partly under the control
of this Corporation.
Excrement Disposal—System in vogue—Defects, if any.
Water carriage is universal, and satisfactory. 1 think nearly
every closet in the town is now provided with a flushing cistern
and the system works well.
Removal and Disposal of House Refuse— Whether by public
scavenger or occupiers—Frequency and method.
Certain streets are subject to a thrice weekly collection. In
other streets the collection is every seven days, the dustbins being
emptied by the dustmen. The collection is worked by the Corporation
and the dust is taken to the Destructors in Oil Mill Lane
and burnt. The form of Destructor is that known as the Beaman
and Deas, supplied by Meldrum, Limited. It has two cells.
Water Supply.
A few shallow wells still remain, but the water supply is
generally from the mains of the Metropolitan Water Board.
There is a constant service and the character of the water is fairly
good. A constantly increasing number of houses have taps on the
main.
Places over which the Council have supervision, e.g., Lodging
Houses, Slaughterhouses, Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops,
Bakehouses, Factories and Workshops, and Offensive Trades.
There are two common Lodging Houses under one management.
They are well-conducted. One is an old building and one
is new. A third lodging House has been opened in an old public