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Section 54 of the Tottenham Corporation Act, 1952, dealing with defective
pipes and fittings. A difficulty faced in operating this section is that,
where the Water Board cut off the supply due to waste, a charge is usually
incurred which must be paid before the Board will reinstate the supply.
Under the terms of the Tottenham Act there is no authority for the Council to
to pay this charge.
Discussions with the Water Board have taken place and agreement has been
reached ensuring that the supply will be reinstated when the Council have
carried out the work of repair to the defective pipes or fittings.
Drainage and Sewerage
There are two separate systems of drainage for soil and surface water.
The soil sewers drain to the pumping station at Markfield Road where the
sewage is raised and discharged into the London County Council sewerage system
The surface water sewers discharge into the local streams and the river Lee.
Investigations continue to be made into pollution of the two main water
courses by sink wastes or other soil fittings wrongly connected to surface
water drains. Where this is found the necessary notices for disconnection
are served.
Closet Acconmodation
The water carriage system operates throughout the Borough.
Use was made of Section 37, Tottenham Corporation Act, 1952, to secure
the provision of sanitary accommodation in the case of a sub let house. The
work was carried out without the service of a formal notice and action taken
because the sub-letting occurred after the Act became operative.
Atmospheric Pollution
Following the severe December fog of 1952 the Government set up a
committee, the Beaver Committee to investigate the nature, cause and effect of
air pollution.
An interim report of this Committee draws attention to the fact that air
pollution comes from many sources and takes many forms
In 1952 approximately 205 million tons of solid fuel were burned of which
nearly 44 million were consumed by industry and nearly 37 million by domestic
consumers.