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The Waterworks Company report that owing to difficulties
arising in their supply area, additional water was obtained
from the Metropolitan Water Board.
The Council has approved in principle the addition of
fluoride to public water supplies.
The Borough is not supplied with water from any public
wells nor are there any private supplies providing domestic
water to the general public. The Public Health Inspectors
took 7 samples of water during the year, 5 being from the South
Essex Waterworks Company supply Area and 2 from that of the
Metropolitan Water Board district and both the chemical and
bacteriological examinations gave satisfactory results.
Public Swimming
Baths
Strict supervision of the three public swimming baths within
the Borough, two of which are indoor of 120,000 gallons and
68,000 gallons capacity respectively and the Open Air Pool
having 250,000 gallons capacity, was maintained throughout
the year in order to ensure the safety of the water for swimming
purposes. The larger indoor bath and the Open Air Pool are
closed in winter. Regular sampling of the water supply is
made to ensure that the standard of purity required is obtained
by the use of continuous filtration and chlorination processes.
In all cases the analyses of the samples of water taken (10
from the indoor baths and 2 from the Open Air Pool) proved to
be satisfactory. Mains water is used in all baths.
Drainage and
Sewerage
It is a pleasure to report that the number of complaints
regarding the flooding arising from heavy rain have been
markedly reduced during the year due in no small measure to
the extension of the main drainage work carried out under the
Ilford main drainage scheme. Work continues apace on the
South Woodford scheme which is costing £457,000, whilst loan
sanctions have been granted and work will shortly commence
on the Monkhams Valley Scheme (£200,000) and that in Sunset
Avenue (£34,000). There is no doubt that flooding will be
further alleviated by the carrying out of works in a further ten
areas, information regarding which can be found in the tables
appended hereto, particulars of which have been kindly supplied
by the Borough Surveyor: —
1. Tomswood Hill, Forest Road soil and surface
water sewer £276,550
2. Green Lane, Goodmayes Lane, Trenance
dens surface water sewer £53,600
3. Green Lane, Hazeldene Road surface water sewer £41,200