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also convey the surface water and most of the rainfall. One small
portion of the Borough, being isolated by the Victoria and Albert
Docks, is drained into a main sewer running from west to east
through a narrow strip of the southern portion of the Borough of
East Ham, whence it discharges into the London County Council
Sewer at North Woolwich.
The North-Western corner of the. Borough—an area of
roughly 120 acres, containing two terraces of houses and some
isolated buildings, remains unsewered, but is drained into a series
of cesspools. A scheme is being proposed whereby the sewage of
this area could be dealt with by the installation of suitable
filter beds, consent to drain into the sewer, which has been newly
laid in this region by one of the Authorities referred to above
(viz., Leyton) having been refused.
The Sewers draining the main portion of the district (fivesixths
of the whole area) converge by means of specially constructed
intercepting Sewers to the Corporation Pumping Station,
situated near the middle of the Western border of the Borough.
Here the sewerage is pumped into the London Northern Outfall
Sewer which crosses the Borough obliquely to the London Outfall
at Barking.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
Seal Wharf is an area of about 56 acres, which is converted
into an island by the back waters of the River Lea. It is entirely
given over to factories of varying size. This piece of land is so
peculiarly placed that an elaborate and costly system of sewerage
would have to be laid down to effectively carry the sewage either
under or over the river. There are closets of the pail type on the
site. The lessee of the land is directly responsible for keeping
these in a sanitary and efficient state. The Sanitary Inspector for
the district inspects this area at very frequent intervals to see that
no nuisance arises.
SCAVENGING.
The collection of house refuse is carried out by the Borough
Engineer's Department.
The Pagefield System of collection, which was begun during
1927, has been so extended that the collection of refuse from
fully one-half of the Borough is now dealt with by this means.
REFUSE DISPOSAL.
The system of refuse disposal as a whole is one of far-reaching
public health importance. The amount of refuse necessary
to be collected in West Ham averages about 250 tons daily, and
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