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Beverley Brook.— Complaint was made by the Thames
Conservancy of a suspected contamination of this brook in Kingston
Vale.
After exhaustive and careful investigations, including the
tracing of the drainage of 23 houses, gullies on the drainage of
four houses were found to be connected to an old six inch drain
discharging into the stream. These were disconnected and the
drain entering the stream entirely abolished. Cesspools were also
discovered taking the drainage of Robin Hood Lodge, Richmond
Park Gates, the work of re-constructing the drainage and connecting
to this Council's sewer is to be undertaken at the commencement
of the New Year.
Railway Stations.—The sanitary accommodation at the two
Railway Stations in the district is periodically inspected. During
the year the Water Closet and Urinal accommodation at Worcester
Park Station which was in a very insanitary condition, has been
re-constructed with very satisfactory results.
The Street Dust Nuisance.—The work carried out by the
Council under the direction of the Surveyor (Mr. R. H. Jeffes) of
treating the main thoroughfares with tar to minimise the dust
nuisance was highly successful, and a boon to tradesmen or
residents on these main arteries of the District.
The Smoke Nuisance.—Four observations were made, four
persons were cautioned and two notices served with regard to
emissions of black smoke.
After careful consideration a time limit of five minutes for the
discharge of smoke was fixed by the Council.
Private Roads.—Complaints have been received during the
year of the nuisances caused by the condition of many of these
roads. This is to a certain extent unavoidable in a rapidly
developing district.
The evil consequences of existing conditions, however, in
certain Private Streets within the Urban District and the injurious
effects upon the health, especially of the poorer classes is undoubtedly
sufficiently serious to justify the New Roads Committee,
which has been appointed to deal with the matter, in pressing
forward with all possible speed the Scheme under the Private Street
Works Act, 1892, the Council are initiating to remedy these
conditions.
It is anticipated that several of the streets giving greatest
cause for complaint will be taken in hand early in the New Year.