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the drains of the whole of the houses for which notices had been
served, but were not prepared to fully comply with the usual
requirements of the Vestry, viz., by constructing inspection
chamber in front of the premises.
Having regard to the opinion of the Solicitor, this course was
adopted, and eventually the whole of the houses were redrained
with the necessary inspection chambers at the rear for the purpose
of receiving the branch drains, &c. It was subsequently found,
however, that certain of the houses had a connection from a third
house, and that in these cases, therefore, the plans approved by
the Wandsworth District Board of Works at the time the houses
were erected had not been carried into effect. Nevertheless, the
owners having agreed to execute the necessary works to the
drains in the manner above described, no further difficulty arose.
He also submitted report, by direction of the Committee, as
to a special inspection which had been made by himself and the
staff on Good Friday and Easter Monday, of the various stalls,
&c., in certain parts of the Parish, from which confectionery,
shell-fish, &c., were sold; that in no instance was it found that
the goods so sold or exposed for sale were unfit for human
consumption. In some instances they were inferior in quality,
but were in all cases in such condition that no interference with
their sale/would have been justified.
He also submitted report, relative to a request of the
Coroner, Mr. Braxton Hicks, that an inspection of St. Saviour's
Hall should be made and the drains tested, in view of the deaths
recently occurring, it was alleged, through vaccination; that upon
testing the drains they were found to be defective, the water
closet pans foul and offensive, the water supply defective, and
considerable deposits of excremental filth upon the open space
round the building and at the side thereof.
Notice was therefore served, and the drains being opened
they were found to be broken and badly constructed with fourinch
pipes connecting into six-inch without the necessary reducing