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Section C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
1. Water—
The water supply for almost the whole district is derived from the
Metropolitan Water Board, and this supply is satisfactory. There
are a few isolated houses where the supply is still obtained from
wells.
Precautions taken to guard against contamination of emergency
water supplies remain the same. Every wardens' post in the district
has a supply of water steriliser which will be made available to the
public should necessity arise. Directions as to the proper use of
the fluid are at Wardens' Posts.
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 Lough ton 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) Closet 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.
Precautionary measures were again taken against fly nuisance
at and around the refuse tip and appear to have been effective.