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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.
No material change has taken place in the water
supply of the district. With very few exceptions the
water is from the supply of the South Essex Water
Company. A very small part in the north-west of the
district derives its water from the Metropolitan Water
Board.
One sample of water was taken from a well and
the analysis showed that there was no pollution.
Drainage and Sewerage and Sewage Works
Extensions.
The new property which is being constructed in
the district is in nearly all cases connected with the
sewerage system. A scheme has been approved by the
Council and a sum included in the estimates for the
sewering of the Manor Farm Estate and it is hoped that
at an early date the scheme will be commenced. It is
highly desirable that this area should be developed from
this point of view, as at present there are many cesspools
situate in such positions that it is not possible for them
to be emptied by the equipment available.
The work of completing the activated sludge plant
at the Riverside Works is proceeding. When this plant
is in operation it will go far to solve the main difficulty
of sewage disposal works in the treatment of the
resulting sludge.
Rivers and Streams.
The upper portion of the district is drained by a
number of channels which run in a westerly direction,
ultimately finding their way out of the area into the
River Roding, which discharges into the Thames. The
portion so drained includes the area north of Hog
Hill, Marks Gate, Chadwell Heath Ward and part of
the Becontree Ward.