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Sanitary Administration.
WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply is that of the Metropolitan Water Board,
and is sufficient and of good quality.
The supply is constant.
Almost entirely throughout the District the supply is through
a storage cistern. Where this system is in use it is desirable, from
a health point of view, to have a direct supply from a tap on the
service pipe, available for water used for drinking purposes. In
only a relatively small number of houses is this provision made.
Water in cisterns not only tends to become flat and insipid, but is
liable to contamination whilst in the cistern; such cisterns require
to be subjected to periodical inspection, especially in poorer class
property. During the year 31 cisterns were found by the Sanitary
Inspector to be defective, and were remedied. In 7 instances a newdirect
supply from a tap on the service pipe was provided.
RIVER AND STREAM POLLUTION.
No case has come to my notice of pollution of streams by
effluents, solid refuse or filth.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
The water carriage system of sewage disposal is in use throughout
the whole District, with the exception of 3 earth closets and 16
cesspools in positions where connection with a sewer is difficult or
impossible ; the condition of these has been found to be satisfactory.
One cesspool was abolished during the year.
The purification of the sewage and the maintenance of the
intercepting sewers is undertaken by the Richmond Main Sewage
Board.
DRAINAGE, WATER CLOSETS, &c.
Numerous defects in connection with water-closets and drains
were discovered by the Sanitary Inspector, and remedy of the
defects obtained; these will be found referred to in detail in the
table of Sanitary Defects given above.