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Wandsworth 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: PRIVATE DRAINS.The following are the particulars of the private drains which have been constructed by the Board during the past year, the cost of which has been paid by the persons for whom the work was executed : —

PRIVATE DRAINS.

The following are the particulars of the private drains which have been constructed by the Board during the past year, the cost of which has been paid by the persons for whom the work was executed : —

PARISHES.No of Drains.No. of Houses, &c., drained thereby.Lengths and sizes—feet lineal.Total lengths, — feet lineal.
18-in.15-in.12-in.9-in.6in.4-in.
Clapham114220........23762762652
Putney118137......202540..2560
Streatham250443100134178168530925891
Tooling39854106426776..880
Wandsworth248344......2124866245102
Totals7691,22910414424242615,86730217,085

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In the Parish of Clapham this work has been executed
by the Board without the aid of a contractor.
In the Parish of Putney, in addition to the above,
1,160 feet of 6-inch pipe drains have been laid under
new roads at the time of and in conjunction with the
construction of new sewers ; these are intended to drain
58 houses when built.
In the Parish of Streatham, in addition to the above,
5 drains, comprising 96 feet of 6 inch pipe have been
laid under new roads at the time of and in conjunction
with the construction of new sewers; these are intended
to drain eight houses when built. Thus an aggregate of about
11/3 miles of drains has been laid under public roads and
paths in this parish for various purposes during the year.
About 692 feet of 9-inch drain, comprised in a system
of combined drainage, have been constructed on the
Leigham Court estate under the supervision of the
Board's officers.
In the Parish of Tooting, 20 drains, comprising