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Full details of this work are laid before you
in the returns submitted at every meeting.
Special attention has also been bestowed
upon cases of foul emanations from sewer
ventilators in road-ways, and during 1897
7 shafts were fixed in front of adjacent
buildings, making in all 301 spread over the
City.
Additional ventilating shafts have been
erected in various parts of the City, and the
gratings in the public roads in connection
with them closed, to the great relief of neighbouring
premises.
We are informed by the Engineer that
during 1897 192 premises were drained, but
no mention is made of the fact that, so far
as relates to the interior of buildings, much
of this work was initiated by my Department
from plans prepared by myself or the Sanitary
Inspectors, or submitted for my approval by
architects, builders, owners, &c., &c.
Underground conveniences are now to be