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necessity for effective means to prevent this risk is manifest. At all
the Baths maintained by the Borough Council a chlorination plant is
installed and periodical sampling is conducted to ensure that a high
standard of water purity is maintained. 3 samples were taken in 1931.
Sewerage and Drainage. Inasmuch as questions of drainage
intimately concern the departments of both the Borough Engineer and
the Medical Officer of Health, the former supervising drainage of new
buildings, there is the closest co-operation between the two departments
concerned.
All drainage work except in new buildings, whether done voluntarily
by the owner or as a result of Notices under Statute, is supervised by
the Sanitary Inspectors. The drainage in connection with 177 premises
was reconstructed during the year, and in 176 premises the drains were
unstopped and cleansed.
Flooding. Certain portions of the Borough, notably the Clifton
Hill area, are liable to flooding in times of heavy rainfall, but none
occurred in 1931.
Closet Accommodation. All closets are upon the water-carriage
system with the exception of two earth closets, located in a position
inaccessible to a sewer.
Scavenging. All street refuse is swept and picked up by the
sweepers working with orderly barrows and conveyed to street refuse
bins. Its collection and removal to the shoot is by low-loading, ironcovered
motor lorry. Street gullies are emptied by mechanical means.
House Refuse. Storage is practically completely effected in
movable ashbins. Removal, weekly as a rule, but bi-weekly in the
case of certain large London County Council and other buildings, and
certain restaurants and bakers' shops, is entirely done by motor transport,
iron covered vehicles being used. Disposal is effected, under
contract, by barge to Rainham.
Street Improvement. Nuisance having arisen by reason of the
defective condition of a footway known as Comet Place, the matter
was reported to the Council, which authorised the carrying out of
repair work.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 to 1928. No premises are known to exist
which would fall within the purview of these Acts.