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New Estates which are being developed.
Hardley Green Estate
Hall Estate, Harold Wood
Lee Gardens Estate
Redden Court Estate
Closet Accommodation.
Most of the houses in the District are provided with closets
connected with sewers including 269 which drain to the Riverside
Outfall Works.
There are 638 houses which drain to cesspools.
Scavenging.
The collection and disposal of house refuse is carried out
under the directions of the Surveyor. The house refuse is removed
weekly in horse drawn closed-in vehicles to a tip which is under the
control of the Council and where it is covered with earth. The
emptying of cesspools is only undertaken by the Council in one area
which is remote from any sewer.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
Report of the Sanitary Inspector under Article 19 of the
Sanitary Officers' Order, 1926.
The following information supplied by the Sanitary Inspector
is a classified statement of the number of premises visited, the
defects or nuisances discovered, and the action and result of action
in regard to these.
(a) Nature and Number of Inspections:—
Bakehouses 61
Slaughterhouses 91
Cowsheds, Dairies, etc. 101
Butchers' Shops 111
Fish Shops 91
Infectious disease enquiries 205
Disinfections 106
Workshops (including Factories and
Workplaces) 61
(b) Number of Notices served:—
Informal 118
Statutory 15