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SECTION II.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
DISTRICT.
1. Water Supply.—The district is divided by the Cranbrook
Road into two areas . The portion north and west of this road is
supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board, the remaining portion
by the South Essex Waterworks Company.
There are now no public wells in existence. There are still a
few private wells in the rural area.
2. Rivers and Streams.—The River Roding rises in The
Roothings, towards the centre of Essex, and is a tributary of the
Thames; it forms the western boundary of Ilford. The River
Rodiing As fcidal to a (point where the old bridle path crossed the
Golf Links. It is only navigable up to the bridge, at the High
Road. The Seven Kings Water is a brook, which rises at Chigwell,
runs through the centre of the district, and supplies the lakes
in Seven Kings Park, South Park, and Barking Recreation
Ground, and eventually finds its way to the Roding. Cran Brook
feeds the Valentines Lake and rises in the neighbourhood of
Tomswood Hill. Mayes Brook runs through the Chadwell portion
o'f the district, feeds the lake in Goodmayes Recreation
Ground and eventually finds its wav to the Thames.
Some difficulty has been experienced during the year in regard to
the lakes in both South and Valentines Parks, analyses of the
water having shown that they were unfit for bathing purposes,
and it has been necessary to suspend bathing. The lake in Valentines
Park has a capacity of 7,617,578 gallons; the two lakes in
South Park a combined capacity of 3,630,243 gallons.
3. Drainage and Sewerage.—The Council have carried out
extensive works of sewerage and main drainage.
The Sewage Outfall Works comprise 18| acres of land, on
which are laid down:—
Screens 2 Detritus Tanks (covered).
5 Septic Tanks (covered) equal 2,500,000 gals.
2 Clinker Filters.
13 Single Contact Beds, each i acre area.
3 Storm Water Filters, 2i acres in total area.
Discharging effluent into Thames.