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emptied, and disinfected, and all sewers and manholes
have been frequently flushed.
In the Parish of Streatham 7,826 feet of new sewers,
25 manholes, 27 ventilators, and 42 gullies, with about
698 feet of G inch pipe drains thereto, have been
constructed during the year, and sewer junctions have
been provided for 40 gullies not yet constructed, all
under the supervision of the officers of the Board, at
the cost of the owners of the estates or others where
new roads have been laid out.
In Leigham Court Road, between Greta House and
"Bernina," the sewer having been found to be defective,
the Board decided to take out the old 15 inch pipes and
substitute therefor 18 inch pipes, surrounded with
Portland cement concrete; this work has been completed
at a cost of £611 l6s. 2d. The length of the
new portion is 1,076 feet.
All the sewers, gullies, manholes, &c., have been
cleansed, flushed, and disinfected, and where necessary,
altered and repaired, at a cost of £377 4s. 4d. for
cleansing, and £65 1s. for repairs.
The sum of £102 l1s. 7d. has been expended in the
maintenance of the public urinals at Bedford Hill and
Streatham Hill, and the underground convenience near
Streatham Church. The pence received at the underground
convenience during the vear amounted to
£13 4s. 1d.
In the Parish of Tooting the sewers, gullies, manholes,
&c., have been cleansed, flushed, and disinfected, and
where necessary, altered and repaired, at a cost of
£60 10s. 3d. for cleansing, and £37 1s, 9d. for repairs.
In the Parish of Wandsworth 1,251 lineal feet of
18 inch, 1,419 lineal feet of 15 inch, and 3,971 lineal