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Length of Mains
Yards Diameter
172 12"
324 6"
1,059 4"
78 3"
533 supplies were afforded to houses (331 to Dagenham and 202 to Barking).
The General Manager and Chief Engineer of the South Essex Waterworks Company
has furnished the following report:-
"Bacteriological and chemical examinations are made of the raw
river water, of the water in its various stages of treatment and of
the water going into supply and of both raw and chlorinated water
from the Company's wells.
Analyses are also made of samples obtained from consumers' taps
in the various parts of the Company's district and all proved to be
satisfactory.
Over 7.867 chemical, bacteriological and biological examinations
have been made during the year. In addition samples were examined
for radioactivity.
All water going into supply was wholesome."
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
The Borough Engineer and Surveyor has supplied the following information:-
(a) Sewerage
The separate drainage systems of the borough are functioning
reasonably well although the capacity of each at times of peak
flow is somewhat inadequate. Further works of culverting the Wantz
Stream through built-up areas will commence in the near future.
Proposals by the Council's Consulting Engineers for improvements
to the Foul Trunk Sewerage System are anticipated to commence
during the current year.
(b) Sewage Disposal
The Council's Riverside Sewage Works continues to operate
under considerable pressure due to the high overload with which it
is expected to deal, and the final effluent is often far from
satisfactory.
The first contracts for the works extensions are considerably
well advanced and it is hoped to commission the first part of the
main pumping station within the next few months.
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