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Several houses have been put in habitable repair, some
closed and some demolished. The houses put in habitable
repair are in Laburnum Grove, Railway Terrace, Hainault
street, 1st and 2nd Barracks, Green lanes. Three houses in
Philpots Court were closed and five pulled down, the order
for doing which was obtained in the previous year. Five
cottages in Valentines Row were closed and subsequently
demolished. Eight houses in White Row, Ley street, were
also closed.
The condition of the ditches in the district is fairly good
with the exception of the one in Bennetts Castle Lane, which
I have mentioned in former reports, it is still in a very filthy
condition, and may become a source of infectious disease at
any time.
The sanitary improvements carried out during the year
are : The Hospital for infectious diseases, which was opened
early in November, and four cases of typhoid fever were
removed there from the time it was opened to the end of the
year.
The outfall works have been reconstructed and seem now
likely to be able to deal with the sewage of the district for
some time to come.
The inhabitants of Ilford were put to great inconvenience
in the summer time during the very hot weather, by the break
down of the water supply of the " East London Water
Company," and the only partial supply of the " South Essex
Waterworks Company."
Water cress from the beds alongside the river Roding
was forbidden to be sold to the public, as the beds had
been flooded by the Roding.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES SHIMELD,
Medical Officer of Health.