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The construction of a 15in. sewer from Highlands Gardens to
Eastern Avenue was commenced on 2nd June, 1925, and the
scheme was completed and put into operation in February, 11926.
The necessity for constructing this sewer has arisen owing to the
development of the estate to the south-west of Eastern Avenue,
near its junction with Beehive Lane.
During the year building developments took place in the
region of New North Road. There is no sewer in this road, and
the building arrangements necessitated 88 houses draining into
one large cesspool.
The undesirable nature of this scheme was reported to the
Public Health Committee, and it was decided to lay two new
lengths of sewers in New North Road discharging into a pipe
running parallel to the Woodford Branch Railway to Forest Road.
In Forest Road an electrically driven centrifugal pump is to be
erected to raise the sewage into an existing gravitating sewer
which discharges into the main sewer at Fulwell Hatch. When
fully developed the population of this district will be 7,800 persons.
Before this is reached, however, it is anticipated that the new
Seven Kings Valley Sewer will be constructed and the sewage will
then be diverted from the above pumping station into the Seven
Kings Valley Sewer in Forest Road.
The above scheme will not only obviate the use of the large
cesspool mentioned, but will displace 10 cesspools which are at
present in use in this area.
4. Closet Accommodation.—In addition to the water carriage
system of sewage, there are in the rural area 57 cesspools, 26
privies and 82 pail closets. It is an unfortunate feature that owing
to building developments in the rural areas, the number of these
undesirable arrangements have considerably increased during the
past year. The clearing of cesspools, privies and pail closets is
carried out by the Council, the former by means of 2 vacuum
emptiers. All pail closets are emptied twice weekly.