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LEGISLATION IN FORCE.
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Adoptive Acts.
The following Adoptive Acts are in force within the District: —
Year adopted.
Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act) 1890 1896
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1890, part 2 1901
„ „ „ „ „ „ „ 3 1904
Private Street Works Act, 1892 1895
Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act, 1907 1908
Whole Act, except part 6, and sections 61, 94, and section 81,
after the words " Towns Improvement Clauses Act, 1847."
Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919. Power to administer
this Act was delegated to this Authority by the Essex County Council
in 1922.
The Council in May, 1925, obtained adoption of new Nuisance
Bye-Laws in which special provisions became operative with regard
to the keeping of Pigs.
The Public Health Act, 1925, dated August 7th, 1925, in so far
as it related to this district, came into force on September 8th, 1925.
The adoptive sections were under the consideration of the Council
on December 31st, 1925.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Water.—A hard pure constant water supply is provided by the
Metropolitan Water Board. The average supply per head per day
is 35 gallons.
The water supply of Chingford is obtained from two deep wells;
one is situated at Chingford Mill and the other at Waltham Abbey.
The average hardness of the water is 22 parts per 100,000, with
permanent hardness about 8.3. •
The Chingford water is well below the average hardness for the
district in which it is situated—-namely, the Northern District of the
Metropolitan Water Board Supply.
Rivers and Streams.—The River Ching passes through the
district. During the year the Council have not found it necessary
to take any action in regard to the pollution of this brook.