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Wandsworth 1897

[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.6-in.4-in.
Clapham98210......4020681002208
Putney6571......611207..1268
Streatham1664451088142300322423766
Tooling23118214208232420462
Wandsworth138211••....802680..2760
Totals4901,055121021625639,50312210,464

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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 Streatham, in addition to the above,
181 drains, comprising 1,148 feet of 9-inch and 2,550 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 732 houses when
built. Thus an aggregate of about 1½ miles of drains has
been laid under roads and paths in this parish for various
purposes during the year.
In the Parish of Tooting, 9 drains, comprising
about 80 feet of 9-inch and 100 feet of 6-inch pipes,
have been laid under new roads at the time of and in
conjunction with the construction of new sewers; these
are intended to drain 54 houses when built. Thus