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Parish of Streatham.
to remark last year the Inspectors have to devote a considerable
amount of their time to the water testing of
new drains in accordance with the recent regulations of
the Board, and such an increase as before noted in
house to house inspection is very creditable to them. I
think it is high time that there should be a special drain
Inspector, or Inspectors for the testing of drains to new
houses, the present staff being retained to execute the
numerous duties imposed by the Public Health Act.
There were 7,411 drain inspections made, the
water test was applied in 3,364 cases, the number of
drains tested in old houses was 420. First notices were
served in 1047 instances to remedy defects and abate
nuisances (an increase of nearly 200 compared with the
previous year), in 68 instances only was it found necessary
to serve second notices.
322 rooms in 241 houses have been disinfected after
infectious disease with sulphurous acid gas. In 128
instances the bedding was stoved and in 2 cases burned.
Drains were relaid or reconstructed in 383 instances,
482 new ventilating pipes and no less than 1094 syphon
traps were fixed, being a large increase upon the work of
previous years. The table gives further details and
references will shew the large amount of sanitary work
that has been carried out.
Police Court
Investigations.
During the year several summonses were
issued for contraventions of the various Acts and Byelaws
governing Public Health.
In two cases houses were without proper water supply
and in one case the requirements not being complied
with the magistrate granted a closing order; a house
without a proper and sufficient supply of water, being
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