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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Hornchurch 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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Street.Length. Feet.
Northumberland Avenue2,530
Orchard Avenue1,125
Pinewood Avenue210
Philip Road1,620
Recreation Avenue635
Southview Drive (part)302
Sycamore Avenue1,317
Stanley Road1,910
Spring Gardens900
Sandown Avenue680
Spencer Crescent570
Springfield Gardens770
Tennyson Way460
Vaughan Avenue (part)540
Woodcote Avenue1,135
Wilfred Avenue320
Wentworth Way978
Warren Drive2,900
Waverley Road565
Woodfield Way220
Westmoreland Avenue1,800
Westland Avenue1,310
50,842 feet.
= 9.63 miles.

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Closet Accommodation.
Throughout the district most of the houses are provided with
water-closets connected to the sewer.
At the beginning of the year there were approximately 425
cesspools which were emptied by the Council. The largest number
of cesspools is in a part of Rainham where the existing sewer is
somewhat shallow. With the exception of this area most of the
other cesspools still being used are in isolated parts of the district.
Public Cleansing.
The collection and disposal of house refuse are carried out under
the direction of the Surveyor. The Council have a fleet of S.D.
freighters which are closed vehicles with a low loading line