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122
Water storage cisterns covered 18
Water supply re-instated 14
Water supply—premises connected to main 4
Water removed from basements 14
Water fittings repaired 6
Walls, ceilings and woodwork of premises
cleansed 130
Walls, ceilings and woodwork of premises
repaired 36
Windows and window frames repaired 29
W.c. flushing cisterns and w.c. fittings repaired 126
W.c. 's cleansed 6
W.c. doors repaired 3
W.c. pans and traps fitted or repaired 25
W.c. accommodation provided 3
Yards, etc., cleansed 10
Yards, paving provided or repaired 42
DRAINAGE.
During the year the drains of 79 houses were repaired or
re-laid. At 49 of the houses (62 per cent.) which were built
before the formation of a Local Board for the district, the
original drains were found to be in a very defeotive condition.
A new system of drainage had to be laid in and the work was
carried out in accordance with the Council's bye-laws.
HUNGARIAN GIPSIES.
On the 31st October, we found that No. 36, High Road,
and also Nos. 104, 106 and 108, Ilford Lane, were occupied
by some foreign gipsies. Before Giving any description of
their life during their stay in Ilford from the 31st October
to 6th December, perhaps the following extract from the
"Morning Post" of the 15th November may be of interest :
"During the week traders and residents of the Loxford
Ward of the Ilford Urban Council have been