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Intercepting Trap, which provides for the ventilation both of
the sewer and the house-drain, and it is to be hoped that
other builders will follow this example by using either Sykes'
or some similar form of Interceptor, and so prevent in new
streets the abominable nuisance now caused by the partially
ventilated sewers in the old streets.

Four of the last being cases of infectious disease.
Inquests were held on 119, and post-mortem examinations
were made in 66 of the above cases.
HOUSE REFUSE.
A weekly visit is made to all premises for the collection of
house refuse, and the service has been fairly satisfactory.
620 complaints of non-removal of dust were received, but a
very large proportion of these were due to the refusal of the
servants to allow the refuse to be removed when the usual
weekly call was made. It is not generally known that by
Section 125 of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855, which,
as no bye-law for the like object has been yet made, is still in
force : " Any occupier of any house or other person who
refuses or does not permit any ashes, filth, etc., to be taken
away by the scavengers appointed is liable to a penalty of £5."
As frequent a removal as possible of the dust-bin contents
is greatly to be desired, and, at any rate, during the summer
months, the removals should be effected at least twice a week,
and probably this c ould be done without much additional
cost if the small galvanised iron receptacles, placed in an
accessible position, were universally adopted.