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sewers to the Corporation Pumping- Stations at Abbey Mills,
where the dry weather flow is pumped into the Northern outfall
sewer, which crosses the Borough obliquely to the London outfall
at Barking. There are certain other storm sewers provided which
discharge into the rivers.
CLOSET ACCOMMODATION.
Seal Wharf is an area of about 56 acres, which is converted
into an island by the back waters of the River Lee. 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 is used for the collection
of house refuse from at least one-half of the Borough.
REFUSE DISPOSAL,
The system of refuse disposal as a whole is one of far-reaching
public health importance. The amount of refuse necessitating
collection in West Ham averages about 250 tons daily, and is,
at present, dealt with by three different methods; that from the
Northern part of the Borough being carted away and dumped at
Temple Mills; that in the Southern part being barged away under
contract from Quadrant Street Warf, and a quantity from both
districts being dealt with at the Council's Controlled Tipping
Dump at Woodside Road.
The following may be of interest in connection with the controlled
tipping svstem.
All mats, cardboard and other similar flat substances are
laid at the bottom. As each load is tipped at the face, tins bottles
and jars are easily separated by men with special rakes ; the tins
being filled and stood upright as a second layer while broken
up bottles and jars are placed between these two layers.
At the end of the day soil to a depth of two or three inches
is laid over the whole of the refuse, which renders such refuse
as inoffensive as possible.
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