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break of Measles in the Infants' Department at Shillington Street
Board School, the same had been disinfected, the air space so
disinfected amounted to 143,600 cubic feet.
June 16th.—The Chief Inspector reported at this Meeting as
to the defective manner in which a builder had constructed
drainage works at Nos. 18, 20, and 22 Verona Street;
that the drains, upon testing, were found to be in a defective
condition, and that the inspection chambers were in many
respects badly constructed, the gullies of the yards fixed at such
levels as to be practically useless for draining the yard, that “T”
junctions in place of “Y”s had been provided, and old pipes
patched up with cement had been used in the work, that long
hopper pans had been fixed, thereby contravening the bye-laws
of the London County Council, and that the builder had, as a
consequence of the manner in which he had executed this work,
rendered himself liable to heavy penalities under the Public
Health (London) Act. The builder, having attended before
the Health Committee in respect of the matter, it was decided
to appoint a sub-committee to examine the work, who accompanied
by the Chief Inspector and the Inspector for the District,
found that the report of the Chief Inspector upon the matter
was in every way perfectly justified, and gave such directions as
were necessary to the builder, in respect of the works, they were
of opinion should be carried out to meet the Vestry's requirements.
After considerable difficulty the works, as required by the Committee,
were affected, and the drains found to be in sound
condition.
He further reported that he had detected the Clapham
Parish Authorities depositing road slop, &c., in an excavation in
front of Grove Mansions, North Side, Clapham Common. There
had been excavated some 887 cubic yards of sand and gravel,
and it was this space that was being filled with the matter
complained of. At the time of inspection, some 210 cubic
yards of refuse had been deposited therein. He further