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laws of the County Council as well as our own under the Public
Health (London) Act have been enforced bv them on behalf of the
Board. As a typical example of the aim of the Sanitary Department
in causing premises to be placed in a proper sanitary condition
those situated in Silver Lion Court might be named. The closing
orders of these premises were cancelled after the fore-courts and back
yards had been concreted and cemented, gullies trapped, rain water
and sink pipes disconnected, damp courses inserted through the
whole thickness of the walls, floors of sculleries paved with an impermeable
material, the earth under the floor boards removed and
replaced by concrete, and under and through ventilation made. A
chamber built with an interceptor (fitted with a clearing arm) shutting
off the sewer gas, and fresh air inlet and outlet up shaft fixed at the
lower and the upper ends of drain respectively. The Inspectors endeavour
to cause all drains to be imbedded in concrete, and to be made
readily accessible by inspection chambers with gas-tight covers. The
water closet pans are recommended to be of the short straight back
rim flush hopper type. The drinking water is advised not to be stored
but to be drawn direct from the main.
INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.
The schools of the districts have been inspected whereby the
re-drainage of several has been brought about. In addition to trying
to bring about the same sanitary conditions as mentioned in the case
of the premises situated in Silver Lion Court, the Sanitary Department
also endeavoured to cause all the closets to be well ventilated,
the latrines to be cleansed or replaced by glazed earthenware ones,
and to be fitted with hinged seats and automatic flushing tanks.
The following is the list of the Schools in Poplar and Bromley, so
far as is known:—
POPLAR.
no defects found:
Manchester Road Board School.