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There are two local Acts in operation—(1) The Ilford Improvement
Act, 1898, which has important sanitary provisions, and
(2) Ilford Urban District Council Act, 1904, the section of which
(dealing with the control of Tuberculosis) is now over-ruled by the
Milk and Dairies Act, while the section dealing with infectious
disease has enactments similar to the Public Health Acts of 1907.
Sections 62 and 63 only of Part IV of the Public Health Act, 1907,
have been adopted.
SECTION II.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
1. Water Supply.—Vide Annual Report, 1925.
2. Rivers and Streams.—Vide Annual Report, 1925.
3. Drainage and Skiwekage.—No alterations or extensions
have taken place at the Outfall Works during the year.
The low-level and mid-level Roding Valley Sewers have been
extended to the northern side of Eastern Avenue, in order to
provide drainage for this area, which is now being developed, and
incidentally it dispenses with a number of cesspools.
Sanction has also been given by the Ministry of Health for a
loan for the extension of the Seven Kings Valley Sewer, which will
deal with the drainage from 1,700 acres in the north-east area of
the borough.
It is anticipated that this sewer will be completed during the
early part of 1930.
4. Closet Accommodation.—In addition to the water
carriage system of sewage, there are in the rural area, 49 cesspools,
18 privies and 60 pail closets. The clearing of cesspools, privies
and pail closets is carried out by the Council, the former by means
of two vacuum emptiers. All pail closets are emptied twice weekly.
Two properties were connected to the sewer during the year.