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of the new soil sewage pumping station in Roden Street and of the
enlarged soil and surface water sewers in Sunnyside Road could also
be prepared, a starting date in 1954-55 being envisaged.
(b) Ilford and Barking Joint Sewerage Committee:
Loan sanction has been granted and a contract let for the provision
of new detritus handling plant at the Joint Pumping Station.
Designs for a building to give protection to the plant are in hand.
Flooding of Streams. No serious flooding of streams occurred
during the year.
Pollution of Streams. There was no serious instance of pollution
of watercourses during the year.
As from 1st October, 1952, the functions relating to the prevention
of river pollution were transferred, under the provisions of the River
Boards Act, 1948, to the newly formed Essex River Board. The Board
made a request that, pending the creation of its own technical organisation,
the Ilford Council would continue to act on behalf of the Board in connection
with matters relating to pollution of rivers and streams, on an
agency basis. The Council acceded to the request and, in 1952, investigation
was made in one instance of alleged pollution of the River Roding. A
sample of the River water was submitted to the Analyst and the report
forwarded to the Board.
(iii) Collection and Disposal of Refuse.—The Borough Engineer
also kindly supplied the following information:—
Tons
Total amount of refuse collected and disposed of 46,298
Collection of Salvage:—
Tons Income
Wastepaper 1,247 £13,704
Kitchen Waste 1,708 £5,493
Scrap Metal, etc. 30 £861
2,985 £20,058
(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 30,741
Houses and premises reinspected (work in progress) 23,520
Visits during disinfection 599
Houses in which nuisances were detected 1,359
Houses in which nuisances were abated 1,418*
Premises disinfected 487
Premises from which articles only disinfected 161
Articles disinfected 785
Premises disinfested for verminous conditions 24
* Includes 349 nuisances detected before 1st January, 1952.