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perseverance on the part of the Inspector, without resort to legal proceedings.
Scavenging is done by the Council's contractors', pail closets
where existing, owing to the impracticability of connection with the
main sewer, being regularly carted away by the contractor and the pails
sprinkled with lime; cesspools existing for the same reason emptied by
the Council's motor cesspool emptier, or by private contract. Estimated
population, 8,250. Birth rate, 21.8. Death rate, 10.1. Infantile
mortality, 1.6. Death rate from zymotic disease, 0.4.
Hornchurch.—Large village and scattered groups of houses,
extending over a large parochial area. Part of the parish (North West
Hornchurch) adjoining and actually forming part of the town of
Romford. Stands mostly on gravel, partly on clay, and some
small part, running down to the River Thames, on alluvium.
Principally agricultural. Foundry and Brewery in the village.
Bone boiling and soap factory and a very extensive refuse shoot for
condemned tinned provisions from the Port of London, situated on the
banks of the Thames. An increasing number of residents, mostly
engaged in London. Water supply mainly from South Essex Co.'s
mains. A few private wells in the more isolated parts of the parish.
The village and all but the most out-lying parts of the parish are
sewered. Pail closets (periodically emptied by contract) existing for the
most part where the sewer is unavailable. Scavenging by contract.
Dustbins being emptied weekly in summer, fortnightly in winter.
Population, 9,820. Birth rate, 20.4. Death rate 8.3. Infantile
mortality, 1.1 Death rate from zymotic disease, 0.4.
In this parish there is an undoubted want of dwellings for the
working class. This deficiency is being met, to a certain extent, bv the
erection of 18 cottages in Abbs Cross Lane, by the Council.
Upminster, Cranham, and Corbets Tey.—Adjoining villages
standing on high ground. Mostly brick earth, some gravel. Population
(estimated), 3,400. Mainly agricultural. An increasing number of
good class residences and villas being erected on the "Garden City
Estate," Upminster. The occupiers, for the most part, engaged in
London. Water supply mainly from South Essex Co. 's mains, a few
private wells in the more outlying part of the district. Sewers, except
in some parts. Scavenging and collection of pail closet contents by
contract. Birth rate, 16.7. Death rate, 7.3. Death rate from zymotic
disease, 0.6. Infantile mortality, 0.5.