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SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
1. (i) Water.
The water supply for the District is provided by the Metropolitan
Water Board except for one house in the ownership
of the Conservators of Epping Forest which is situated in the
Forest a long way from the water mains supply.
The supply of water which is piped has been satisfactory
both in quantity and quality.
The number of houses is 15,195 and the population at midyear
approximately 57,250.
Samples of water were taken as follows:—
From wells 1 Satisfactory.
From swimming baths 2 Fairly satisfactory.
From ponds 2 Very inferior organic quality.
No sewage contamination.
Arrangements are to be made
for the ponds to be cleaned out.
(ii) Drainage and Sewerage.
The reconstruction of the main works at Luxborough has
been very largely completed and by the end of the year there
remained only incidental works, fencing and clearing up to be
done. Gas production from the Digesters has commenced but
further time will elapse before this part of the works is fully
conditioned and can give its intended performance in quantity
treated and nature of sludge delivered to the drying beds.
Since February, all effluent samples taken and analysed by
Essex Rivers Board have been reported satisfactory.
The one other and small works in the District, at Millers
Lane, Chigwell has given a satisfactory effluent throughout the
year.
The five pumping plants, at points in the District where flow
has to be raised into a gravity sewer, have been maintained
and have operated satisfactorily.
Two schemes for relief of overloaded sewers are under
investigation and preparation by the Council's Consulting
Engineers.
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