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SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
1. WATER.
Water is supplied to the area by the South Essex Waterworks Company, and,
generally speaking, is drawn from the River Stour. The water is of satisfactory
purity.
Samples are regularly examined by the Counties' Public Health Laboratories.
In addition, one sample was submitted specially and found to be of satisfactory
purity on examination.
Two samples were also taken from the well supplies of a factory, and found
to be in order.
2. RAINFALL.
The rainfall for the year ended 31st December, 1935 was 20.26 inches as
compared with 18.02 inches for the previous year.
Rain fell on 156 days in the year 1935.
3. DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE.
The joint drainage scheme for the Boroughs of Ilford and Barking, commenced
in April, 1930, was completed during the year ; and now the whole of the sewage of
the district is dealt with at the disposal works of the London County Council.
An immediate result of this improvement was the removal of the very serious
nuisance occasioned by the use of the old sewage disposal works of the two Boroughs.
Residents in the neighbourhood of these works will have noted their dismantlement
with the greatest relief. Users of the Longbridge Recreation Park can now
enjoy this amenity free from the obnoxious effluvia formerly created by the Ilford
sewage works.
4. RIVERS AND STREAMS.
The rivers and streams running through the area are controlled by the River
Roding Catchment Board, whilst the River Thames, your southern boundary, and
one of its tributaries, the River Roding, which flows through Barking, is under the
control of the Port of London.