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Ilford 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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during the winter months. The smaller indoor bath is, however, in operation
throughout the whole of the year but the water is completely changed
biennially. All the baths are "topped up" with mains water as necessary.
Five samples of water for examination were taken from the open-air
swimming bath from May to September. The samples were satisfactory.
Fourteen samples were also taken from the two indoor baths during
February, April, May, June, July, August, September and November": all
the samples were satisfactory and of a high standard of bacterial purity.
(ill) DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE. — The Borough Engineer has
kindly supplied me with the following:-
Main Drainage
Progress continued on the relief of flooding in the Borough and the
following schemes were completed during the yeai':-
(a) Woodford Avenue, Clayhall Avenue to River
Roding Surface Water Sewer £113,000
(b) Roding Valley Mid-Level Soil Sewer Stage II £113,200
(c) Wilton Road Surface Water Sewer £45,000
It is anticipated that work will commence on the following schemes
during 1963':-
(a) Belgrave Road Area Surface Water Sewer £23,500
(b) High Road, Grove Road Soil Sewer £81,500
(c) Relief — Eastern Avenue and Woodford Avenue
Surface Water Sewer £112,500
(estimated)
(d) Beehive Lane Cranbrook Road area Soil Sewer £55,000
(estimated)
(e) Extension of Henley Road Relief Sewer £70,000
(estimated)
(f) Cranbrook Road — Beehive Lane to Bramley
Crescent Soil Sewer £15,000
(estimated)
(g) Oaks Lane, Brook Road, Suffolk Road Surface
Water Sewer £78,500
(estimated)