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The Latchmere 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 uuder the control
of this Corporation.
Excrement Disposal—System in vogue—Defects, if any.
Water carriage is universal, and satisfactory. I think nearly
every closet in the towu 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.
Some low lying ground outside the Borough but the property
of the Corporation is being filled up with refuse from those streets
adjacent thereto. The Corporation have recently purchased 32
acres of land adjacent to the land round the Dust Destructor.
Part of this laud is now laid out for Allotments and is being
cultivated.
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.