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Drainage and Sewerage—
The sewage disposal plants continue to work efficiently and yield
a satisfactory effluent.
2. Rivers and Streams—
The River Roding is the only one passing through the centre of
the district dividing the wards of Chigwell on the south-east side and
Buckhurst Hill and Loughton on the north-west side. There are no
buildings at present liable to floods in the area which is under the
jurisdiction of the Roding Catchment Board.
3. (i) Closkt Accommodation—
A few closets on the conservancy system remain in Chigwell and
Loughton Wards. They are situated in remote cottages out of the
reach of sewers.
(ii) Public Cleansing—
House refuse is removed weekly by covered motor vans under
contract. The refuse is disposed of at the contractors' own tip near the
district boundary, the contract requiring that the precautions and
methods of controlled tipping shall be adopted.
Facilities are available to tradesmen by direct arrangement with
the contractors for butchers' offal, fish waste and putrescible vegetable
refuse to be deposited at the refuse tip on payment of a small charge.
Precautionary measures were again taken against fly nuisance
at and around the refuse tip and appear to have been effective.
Salvage operations continued during the year throughout the
district. Nearly 500 tons of salvage materials of all descriptions was
collected, sorted and disposed of, including over 300 tons of paper. In
addition nearly 130 tons of household kitchen waste was collected.
This latter activity has been extended so that collection is now made
weekly from practically the whole district.
Road gullies (in streets under the Council's control) are emptied
by a mechanical suction process. The gullies are cleared three times
in each year and resealed with clean water after emptying.