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That the whole of the drains, with the exception of Blocks
B and E, were in a defective condition, and that generally
the various water closets, etc., were of an obsolete pattern,
and in many cases insufficiently supplied with water. Further,
that from time to time, alterations had apparently been made
in connection with the drainage, etc., intercepting traps, and
other appliances fixed without proper regard being had to the
general system of drainage.
The Committee directed that a copy of the Report should be
furnished to the Guardians with the request that the matter
should receive their early attention. Considerable delay occurring,
the Committee ordered a notice to be served upon the Guardians
to carry out the necessary works. This notice was served upon
the 23rd February, and subsequently a criticism by Mr. Aldwinckle,
the Architect to the Guardians, dated June 10th,
1897, upon the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector and an
examination which he had made of the matters complained of by
the Health Committee, was laid before them.
The following are a few of the most important extracts from
the Architect's report, and will shew the conclusions he
arrived at.
"In this report I do not deal with the drainage and sanitary
arrangements in Blocks "B" and "E" as these are considered
satisfactory in Mr. Young's Report, and also because I personally
know them to be correct, as they were all re-modelled under my
direction ten years ago.
"I may remark at the outset, that while Mr. Young's Report
deals in very considerable detail with the internal sanitary
arrangements, his condemnation of the old drainage is very
general in its nature, and is apparently based upon examination
at very few points. I have, however, considered it necessary
to examine and test the whole of the main lines of this old
drainage, as well as many of the branch drains.