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REFUSE DESTRUCTOR.
A Refuse Destructor for the cremation of domestic and
trade refuse has been provided adjacent to. the Sewage Works,
the plant consisting of two four-chambered refuse cells with flues,
bye-pass, etc., to chimney.
Two boilers, each capable of evaporating 7,000 lbs. of water
per hour, feed water pumps, economiser, and all necessary
pertinents to a perfect plant.
The Destructor is about to be completed as originally
designed.
The heat of combustion is applied to the generation of steam
for sewage pumping, so that a substantial saving in the annual
coal bill is effected.
The resultant clinker and ash from the thorough cremation of
the refuse is a valuable bye-product of refuse cremation.
WATER SUPPLY.
The Water Supply is from the Metropolitan Water Board's
mains.
There has been a copious and constant supply during the year,
and samples have been taken from standpipes and draw taps. On
every occasion the water has proved upon analysis to be of
excellent character, agreeing with the official reports published
monthly by the Local Government Board of their analysis.
The consumption is about 30 gallons per head per day. In no
instance has the constant service been suspended, save temporarily
in small local areas for the purpose of repairs.
BOUNDARIES.
The Thames forms the southern, the River Roding the eastern
boundary (both rivers being tidal), Wanstead Park the north, and
West Ham the western boundary.
The boundary line in the south is of an irregular formation,
and difficult to define. It would be a great advantage if the River
Thames was the division between the counties of Essex and Kent.