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Wandsworth 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Private Drains.The following are the particulars of the private drains which have been constructed by the Council during the past year, the cost having 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 Council during the past year, the cost having been paid by the persons for whom the work was executed:—

No. of drains.No. of houses drained thereby.Length and sizes, feet lineal.Total length feet lineal.
18in.15in.12in9in.6in.4in.
4221,641482143762,0996,4033449,484

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In addition to the above, 66 drains, comprising 1,308 feet of
6-inch pipe and 270 feet of 9-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 about 479 houses when
built (the provision in many cases being for a future system of rear
drainage by combined operation). Thus an aggregate of 1,578
feet of drains have been laid under roads and paths in the Borough
for various purposes during the year.

Table: Highways.The following materials were used in the repair of the roads and footpaths in the Borough:—

Highways.

The following materials were used in the repair of the roads and footpaths in the Borough:—

Guernsey granite1,377 cubic yards
„ siftings148 ,,
Enderby granite1,761 ,,
Alderney granite12,585 ,,
,, chippings570 ,,
„ siftings464 ,,
Quartzite chippings67 ,
Cornish stone1,688 ,,
Old granite macadam1,701 ,,
Kentish pit flints11,805 ,,
Fine gravel1,207 ,,
Coarse gravel4,247 ,,