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(ii) Sewerage of the District
Most of the borough is provided with separate systems of foul
and surface water sewers.
The foul sewage disposal works situated at Bretons Farm,
Rainham Road, are under the control of the Romford and
Hornchurch Joint Sewerage Committee.
The Borough Engineer has reported that during the year the
following extensions have been made to the main sewers:—
1,516 yards of foul sewer.
615 yards of surface water sewer.
A new foul sewer has been provided in Orange Tree Hill
which will enable 44 properties to be connected to main drainage.
Work has also commenced on the new sewer in North Road
for drainage of the northern portion of Havering, at the end of
the year this work was well in hand.
The public health inspectors have carried out a survey of all
the properties in Orange Tree Hill and Havering. And at the
er.d of the year approximately two thirds of the properties in
Orange Tree Hill had been connected to the new sewer. It is
hoped that the remainder of the houses in the road and the
123 properties in North Road that are at present served by
cesspools and pail closets will be connected to the new sewer
by the end of 1961.
(iii) R use Collection
Refuse collection is carried out under the supervision of
the Cleansing Superintendent and forms part of the Borough
Engineers Department.
A weekly service is in operation and during the year refuse
was collected from 35,912 premises, amounting to 37,913 tons
of refuse.
In addition 1,780 tons of refuse was collected from trade
premises.
Salvage operations are carried out for waste paper and scrap
metal, and the refuse is disposed of by tipping at South Ockendon.
(iv) Sanitary Inspection of the Area
(a) Complaints
During the year 1,629 complaints were received and
recorded, 5,702 visits were made to investigate these complaints,
and where necessary notices were served to abate nuisances or
remedy defects.
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