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Ilford 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Seven Kings Water affecting the South Park Lake and in the factory
area around Grove Road occasional pollution of the Mayesbrook
occurred.
The more serious instance mentioned above affected the River
Roding. The Port of London Authority, who deal with the question of
pollution of the River Roding, informed the Corporation that there was
a discharge of a strongly acid nature from one of the Corporation's
sewers discharging into the River Roding at the southern end of the
Borough. On investigation, the sewer in question proved to be the
disused effluent pipe from the Council's former sewerage works. This
pipe runs through an industrial area before discharging into the River
Roding.
The complaint was enquired into and dealt with to the satisfaction
of the Port of London Authority.
(iii) Collection and Disposal of Refuse .—The Borough Engineer also kindly supplied the following infromation:-
| Tons. | ||
|---|---|---|
| The total amount of refuse collected | 44,942 | |
| „ „ disposed of by barge | 38,331 | |
| „ „ „ at Destructor | 6,611 | |
| Collection of Salvage: — | ||
| Tons. | Income. | |
| Wastepaper | 980 | £7,663 |
| Kitchen Waste | 1,764 | 4,046 |
| Other Salvage | 177 | 785 |
| 2,921 | £12,494 | |
(iv) Sanitary Inspection of the Area .—The following is a summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors during the year: —
| Houses and premises inspected | 19,344 |
|---|---|
| Houses and premises reinspected (works in progress) | 23,896 |
| Visits during disinfection | 968 |
| Houses in which nuisances were detected ... | 1,828 |
| Houses in which nuisances were abated | 2,118* |
| Premises disinfected | 710 |
| Premises from which articles only disinfected | 99 |
| Articles disinfected | 2,622 |
| Premises disinfested for verminous conditions | 34 |
'Includes 784 nuisances detected before 1st January, 1949.
| Notices served: — | Complied with | |
|---|---|---|
| Statutory: — | Served | |
| Public Health Act, 1936 | 235 | 166 |
| Housing Act, 1936 | 60 | 25 |
| Factories Act, 1937 | — | — |
| Shops Act, 1934 | — | — |
| Provide Dustbin (IIford Urban District Council Act, 1904) | 19 | 14 |
| Food and Drugs Act, 1938 | 7 | 5 |
| Cleanse Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) | 4 | 3 |
| Cover Water Storage Cistern (Byelaws) | 5 | 4 |
| Informal | 1,852 | 1,373 |
| 2,182 | 1,590 | |
In addition to the above, 897 notices (137 statutory and 760 informal)
served previous to 1st January, 1949, were also complied with.