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"A soil pipe is a direct continuation and part of a drain, that
"portion which is horizontal being called drain, and that which is vertical
"being called soil pipe, so that a soil pipe is a vertical drain, and should
"be subject to similar provisions.
"The anomaly was typically apparent in the case of the Teachers'
"House at All saints School, Pancras Street (see plan No. 10,270), where
"the Committee declined to take any action against the builder for
"putting up a 3½-in ventilating pipe to the drain, because the W.C. was
"on the basement level instead of the first floor.
"The continual irritation and annoyance caused by this anomaly is
"ot experienced by the London County Council but by the Borough
"Council, which is the executive authority; and I feel sure that the
"London County Council would rectify the wrong upon the representa"tion
of the sufferers if sufficient pressure were brought to bear.
"A great amount of confusion and complaining would be avoided if
"a minimum diameter of 4-in. were adopted for soil pipes in By-law 11,
"pars. 5 and 2, or if a minimum diameter of 3½-in were adopted for
"drains in By-law 4, pars. 3, 9 and 10, and for vent pipes in By-law 8,
"par. 4. One of these alternatives should be adopted."
I beg to recommend that representation be again made to the London
County Council accordingly.
This Report was forwarded to the London County Council.
§ 8—STORAGE AND REMOVAL OF OFFENSIVE
MATTERS. CLEANSING AND SCAVENGING.
Refuse Removal.—A letter was received from the Local Government Board,
dated the 15th Octobcr, requesting that the Medical Officer of Health may be
instructed to prepare a Report upon the subject of the collection and disposal
of house refuse and forward a copy lathe Board. This letter was referred by
the Public Health Committee of the previous Council to the Medical Officer
of Health.
In order to comply with this instruction I addressed an inquiry to the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor, and I received the following reply:—
"The collection of the whole of the house refuse of the Borough is done by
"the Council's own staff and no part by Contractors. The condition applying
"generally throughout the Borough as to frequency of removal is that imposed
"by the by-law, namely, collection each week, but in the various streets named
"by the Commissioner of Police as within the special limits, daily collection is
"made where householders choose to avail themselves of it, but it is not all
"who do so. More frequent collection is made from the hospitals, large hotels,
"and from many blocks of flats which are visited in some cases twice, in other
"cases three times a week. The monthly statements published in the Minutes
"are the only statements submitted to the Highways Committee for the
"Council."