HC Deb 10 February 1938 vol 331 cc1295-6W
Sir J. Leech

asked the Minister of Health whether it is the practice of local authorities to require the registration with them or with his Department of the exact positions of privately owned cess-pits, septic-tanks, and drainage tanks and systems, so as to guard against risk of the pollution of local wells and streams in the vicinity of drinking-water supplies by overflow, percolation, or flood water, notwithstanding chlorination?

Sir K. Wood

No, Sir. But local building by-laws require the position of cesspools, etc., to be shown on the plans submitted to the local authority.