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Wandsworth 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Tooting
Convenience.
Underground public conveniences for the use
of both sexes have been constructed to the designs of
the Surveyor for the Eastern District at Tooting
Broadway, the scheme including the provision of a large central
lamp, and refuge, and necessitating the removal and re-erection of
the old fountain.
The constructional works were executed by Mr. E. Wall, of
Garratt Lane, Tooting, and the sanitary fittings by Messrs. W.
Mason & Sons, St. Martin's Lane, W.C. A loan for ^2,000, the
estimated cost of the work, has been obtained from the London
County Council.
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 | Length and sizes, feet lineal. | Total length feet lineal. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18in. | 15in. | 12in. | 9in. | 6in. | 4in. | |||
| 395 | 1,228 | 12 | 14 | 222 | 975 | 7.970 | 232 | 9.425 |
In addition to the above, 199 drains, comprising 4,130 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 about 199 houses when built (the provision in
many cases being for a future system of rear drainage by combined
operation). Thus an aggregate of 13,555 feet of drains have been
laid under roads and paths in the Borough for various purposes
during the year.
Highways.
The following materials were used in the repair of the roads
and footpaths in the Borough:—