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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
2,185 Lineal yards of foul sewer.
3,626 Lineal yards of surface water sewer.
The village of Noak Hill has now been provided with a foul
sewer and work is in progress of connecting premises to the main
sewer and abolishing the existing cesspools.
Flood relief schemes have been carried out in Taunton Road
and Frinton Road.
(iii) Refuse Collection
Refuse collection is carried out under the supervision of the
Cleansing Superintendent and form part of the Borough Engineers
Department.
A weekly service is in operation and during the year refuse was
collected from 37,400 premises, amounting to 37,500 tons of refuse.
In addition 2,000 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 1,882 complaints were received and recorded,
6,558 visits were made to investigate these complaints, and where
necessary notices were served to abate nuisances or remedy defects.
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