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In seven cases work to drains and sanitary fittings was found
to have been carried out without notice having first been given
or plans submitted to the Council in accordance with the requirements
of the drainage bye-laws.
These cases were reported to the Health Committee, and in
the majority of instances, explanations having been tendered by
the builder responsible, the Committee ordered the offenders to be
cautioned.
During the year 1930, 599 drains were tested by smoke of which
101 were found defective. The water test was applied on 1,547
occasions, this being mainly applied to drains in course of construction
or reconstruction. Soil pipes and ventilating pipes were
reconstructed or repaired in 86 instances.
Water closets were provided in 75 cases and existing closets
repaired in 740 cases.
The total number of drains relaid during the year was 134.
Those cleansed and repaired numbered 380.
Scavenging and Collection of House Refuse.
The cleansing of the streets and the collection of house refuse
is, in Battersea, under the direction of the Highways and Works
Committee. The Council in 1930 purchased 6 motor-vans, 4 of
10, and 2 of 7 cubic yard capacity for the removal of house refuse.
These vans have separate covered compartments for the reception
of refuse and are, sanitarily, a great improvement on the horsedrawn
carts, which are gradually being dispensed with.
Premises Controlled by By-laws, &c.
The premises in respect of which special by-laws or enactments
are in force are referred to under appropriate headings on the
pages named:—
Houses let in separate tenements page 85
Tents, vans, sheds and similar structures „ 87
Underground rooms ,, 79, 115
Bakehouses ,, 108
Milk Shops ,, 101
Cowhouses and Slaughterhouses „ 92
Factories and Workshops ,, 103-106
Outworkers' premises ,, 106-109
Houses Let in Separate Tenements.
By-laws with regard to houses let in separate tenements were
made by the London County Council in 1925 under the provisions
of the Housing Act, 1925.