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3. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area.
Water.
Water is supplied to most parts of the district by the
South Essex Waterworks Company, which maintains a constant
supply of pure water, suitable for domestic purposes, and abundant
in quantity. The Council take a bulk supply of water from the
Company for the parish of Havering and maintain a pumping
station at Chase Cross by which the water is so raised that it can
flow to those parts of the village which are supplied.
In the purely rural parts of the district well water in
some instances is the only source available.
Rivers and Streams.
There does not appear to be any serious pollution of the
streams in the district.
Drainage and Sewerage.
In the district there are the following main sewers:—
a. Dagenham.
1. Main sewer commencing in Chad well Heath, proceeds
southwards.
2. Another main sewer from Chadwell Heath passes through
Becontree Heath to Dagenham village and joins the
first sewer in Broad Street.
3- Main sewer passing through the Becontree Estate from
Wood Lane, follows the Gores Brook to Gores Bridge
and later becomes the principal sewer to the Riverside
outfall works.
b. Hornchurch.
1. Sewer from North-West Hornchurch to outfall works in
Rainham Road— low level and therefore pumped at the
works.
2. Sewer from Hornchurch village to same works but at high
level.
3. Sewer in Harold Wood to outfall works near Ingrebourne
River.
4. Sewer in Southend Road joins Riverside main sewer.
c. Upminster.
1, Sewer from part of village to outfall works near
bourne, also takes from Corbets Tye and Hacton.
2. Sewer from east of village also takes drainage from south
part of Cranham and proceeds to Eastern Outfall works
at; Bury Farm.