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they are now required to deal with, but the District Council
are making preparations for the enlargement of the works.
In the district where there are cesspools and tub closets the
contents are emptied on the land.
The removal of house refuse is done by contract and is
disposed of in brickfields, the removal in the Urban part of
the district is weekly, and the out-l\ ing districts fortnightly.
The water supply of the district comes from the South
Essex Water Works and the East London Water Works,
and during the year there has been a sufficiency, and I consider
it to be free from pollution.
Lodging-houses, slaughter-houses, bake-houses, dairies,
cow-sheds, milk-shops, factories, and work-shops are all in
a satisfactory condition. There are no offensive trades.
Notices are served for the abatement of Nuisances.
There are only a very few unabated, this is caused at the
present time by several matters standing over for the consideration
of the Council as to their liability respecting
certain drainage works at Chadwell.
The method of dealing with infectious diseases are—
removal to the Isolation Hospital where possible, disinfection
of rooms, and where patients cannot be taken into the
hospital and have to be kept at home they are isolated from
the rest of the family as much as possible, and the house
subsequently disinfected.
Systematic inspections have been made in the district,
several houses have been put in repair, some closed, and
some demolished.