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Wandsworth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-in. | 6-in. | 4-in. | |||
| 229 | 1,171 | 213 | 3-943 | 908 | 5,064 |
In addition to the above, 55 drains, comprising 62 feet of 9-inch,
335 feet of 6-inch, and 720 feet of 4-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 113 houses when built
(the provision in many cases being for a future system of rear drainage
by combined operation). Thus an aggregate of 6,181 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 paving and repair of the
roads and footpaths in the Borough :—
Guernsey Granite 8,210 cubic yards
,, „ Chippings 568 „
„ „ Siftings 185 ,,
Enderby Granite 2,022 „
„ „ Chippings 2 „
Alderney Granite 11,455 „
„ „ Chippings 432 „
„ „ Siftings — „
Kentish Pit Flints 11,891 „
Old Macadam 46 ,,
„ Siftings 312 „
Fine Gravel 329 ,,
Hoggin 1,384 „
Crushed Ballast 1,977 „
Shell 30 „