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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.
The eastern side of the district is drained by the
Wantz Stream running due south. This ditch occasionally
becomes choked with weeds and rubbish and it is
necessary, from time to time, for the obstruction to be
cleared, this, on occasions, being done by the Borough
Engineer's Department.
The third main surface drainage is the Gores Brook.
This runs due south in the western portion of the
Dagenham Ward and discharges into Dagenham Breach.
Refuse Collection.
The work of refuse collection is a weekly service,
carried out by means of seven freighters. Five of these
are of the side-loading type, and two are of the endloading
revolving floor type. The personnel required for
this work is four gangs of approximately eight men each
in charge of a ganger. The transport is operated on the
relay system, so that the work of collection is continuous,
and that as new areas become built-up, they can be added
to the existing "rounds" without causing undue
inconvenience.
At the commencement of the year there were 25,759
premises from which refuse was collected. This number
was increased by 543 during the year, making a total of
26,302. The total number of visits made was 1,354,197,
and the total number of loads removed was 10,219.
Collection of waste paper and trade refuse are made
concurrently with the house refuse collection. Sacks are
provided free to tradesmen for the collection of paper and
three bins of trade refuse are collected free of charge from
tradesmen; any additional bins are charged for at the