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Sewerage
Occasional severe storms again caused flooding at certain places
and the Council decided to employ a firm of Consulting Engineers
to survey and report on main drainage in the Borough.
In the meantime the Council continued to take all possible
temporary measures and to give assistance where flooding occurs in
heavy storms.
Sewage Works
(a) Eastern
The detailed scheme for Stage II of the improvement of Eastern
Sewage Works was prepared with a view to tenders being obtained
early in 1961. The main items of work are the provision of microstraining
equipment to reduce the amount of suspended solids in the
final effluent to the standards required by Essex River Board, the
complete renewal of the media in the rectangular filter beds and the
provision of modern detritus removal plant.
(b) Southern
Work continued throughout the year on Stage I of the reconstruction
and improvement scheme due to be completed early in 1961, but
progress was adversely affected to some extent by the extremely bad
weather conditions during the summer when maximum progress
would otherwise have been achieved.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA
The Chief Public Health Inspector reports as follows:-
Housing Act, 1957
As stated in the Report for 1959 the five year programme has been
almost completed. The outstanding properties on that programme
are to be incorporated in more comprehensive areas.
I give details below of progress in the fiield of demolition and
clearance work during 1960:
63 Wynndale Road
The occupants of this house were re-housed during the year and
the property demolished.
55 and 57 Globe Road
The local authority acted in default of the owners and demolished
both houses.
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