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tested by smoke, and 536 by water, in 313 of which cases defects were
found; 173 new soil pipes and 944 traps have been fixed; whilst
439 drains and soil pipes have been ventilated. Four cesspools
have been abolished, and 72 new water closets erected. The
sanitary conveniences at 15 workshops and factories have received
attention; 68 public-house urinals also have been cleansed and
repaired, 1 has been erected and 1 reconstructed, and 1 other
urinal reconstructed. In 35 cases the water supply has been disconnected
from the drinking-water system; in 105 cases proper
water supply apparatus has been provided, and in 148 cases this
has been renewed.
Sewerage. Complaints have still been somewhat numerous
respecting the flooding of houses with sewage water in the low
lying districts, and the completion of the relief sewer, in process of
construction by the London County Council, is anxiously awaited.
Refuse Removal. House refuse is collected by the Council
throughout the Borough generally on a weekly system. In a few
special parts it is, however, more frequently, whilst on the other hand
in a few districts it is less frequently collected. The method adopted
by the Council for disposing of their refuse when collected cannot
be considered to be a commendable one, at any rate in London,
and complaints as to the objectionable smells, smoke and fumes
given off by the burning of the waste paper and lighter portion of
this refuse have been very frequent.
The question of the collection and removal by the Council
of offensive trade refuse, such as fish offal and the like, has again
been considered, but up to the present the Public Health Committee
have not seen their way to make any definite proposal to
the Council for taking up this matter. One prosecution was