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EXTENSION OF HACKNEY WICK RELIEF SEWER.
"The north-eastern part of Hackney, including Upper and Lower
"Clapton, is at present drained by means of the northern high level
"sewer and the Marsh sewer, but as the latter sewer is in a very
"defective state and incapable of efficiently disposing of the storm
"water from the district draining into it, it is proposed that the
"Hackney Wick relief sewer should be extended northwards from
"its present termination near Gainsborough Road. The Engineer
"estimates that the cost of carrying out this extension will amount
"to about £70,000."
It will be seen from the above that the London County Council
have at last taken in hand the problem of preventing the flooding of
basements in Clapton Park. (I may here add that I reported fully
on this matter in 1897 and urged that immediate steps should be
taken to provide a remedy.)
OVERFLOW OF RIVER LEA.
Another result of the excessive rain of last year was the overflow
of the River Lea. This occurred several times last year; but the
most disastrous occurred on the night of the 18th June, when the
river overflowed its banks and inundated the surrounding districts,
invading the houses on the west side of the river, the water reaching
half way across the North Mills Fields. The marshes on the east
side of the river was also entirely covered by water. The following
are particulars of the houses flooded in the Lea Bridge and Upper
Clapton districts
The ground floors of the following list of houses were entirely
covered by water to the various depths, and the occupiers compelled
to retreat to the upper rooms.
5 Middlesex Wharf Depth of water 1ft. 6in.
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