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Sanitary Section and Housing.
Mr. J. E. Austin, Senior Sanitary Inspector, has compiled
this section of the Report:—
Water Supply.
The requirements of the district appear adequately satisfied by
the Metropolitan Water Board. Unsatisfactory means of domestic
storage continue to reveal themselves in consequence of housing
inspections by the Sanitary Inspectors, and in 171 instances a
supply tap on the rising main to the storage cistern was provided
in response to a requisition served upon the owner. What is believed
to be the remaining houses having external water supply
in the Borough were dealt with during the year 1936 and, with
their demolition under the Housing Acts, all East Ham houses
will now possess an internal supply of water.
Drainage and Sewerage.
Considerable nuisance was occasioned residents of certain
streets in the Borough, in particular in the Little Ilford Ward, by
flooding from sewers. Schemes to relieve this flooding of certain
districts of the Borough are under consideration. The policy of
devoting strict attention to drainage where rat infestations are
investigated has proved valuable for in 643 cases drainage repairs
were carried out at the instance of the department, and in
many of these cases complete reconstruction was effected. No
extensions of the sewerage or disposal works were carried out.