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During the year thirteen notices of withdrawal of water supply
to premises were received from the Metropolitan Water Board, two
being for non-payment of rates, seven being in respect of premises
"unoccupied," and four for defective service pipe.
In nineteen cases houses were found without any cover whatsoever
to the water storage cisterns, and notice was served in each case
to provide proper close-fitting dust-proof covers.
Section 35, Subsection (1), of the Public Health Acts Amendment
Act, 1907, now in force in the district, gives power to remedy
improperly kept, placed, or constructed water cisterns used for the
supply of water for domestic purposes.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
Beverley Brook.—No complaint has been received during the
year from the Port of London Authority respecting this stream.
Hogg's Mill Stream.—No case of pollution or compiaint has
been received during the year.
Railway Stations.—The Sanitary conveniences at the two railway
stations in the district have been periodically inspected during
the year.
The Street Dust Nuisance.—This troublesome and costly
nuisance was again dealt with by the Council, and under the direction
of the Surveyor (Mr. R. H. Jeffes), the main roads and a great many
of the secondary roads were treated with tar to minimise the dust
nuisance as much as possible.
The Smoke Nuisance.—(Public Health Act, 1875, Section 91,
Subsection (7)).—Very little cause for complaint has arisen during
the year, only one chimney being the subject of complaint.
In the one factory chimney complained of (laundry vertical
boiler) the cause of complaint was due to neglect in stoking; the
fireman going away from the boiler on other little jobs and neglecting
his fire, which, with vertical boilers, is disastrous, for this type of
boiler requires constant attention, and from a smoke prevention point
of view is most difficult to obtain a fairly steady head of steam,
consequently this means constant clinkering and firing, therefore the
risk of causing black smoke is greater.