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MISCELLANEOUS.
Reception Houses.—During disinfection of rooms, free
accommodation is provided for the temporarily displaced persons.
We have two reception houses, one (41, Macclesfield Street) in the
Eastern Division of the Borough, and a second (47, Northampton
Road) when necessary, in the Western Division.
The total number using the reception houses in 1905 was seventeen
families of 61 persons.
Removal and Re-interment of Human Remains.-On
February 8th, it was reported to me by the Works
Manager of a new building in Exmouth Street, that in the course of
excavations he had come across a number of human remains. On
receipt of this report. I at once visited the site and found one lead
coffin and a layer of dried human bones (23 skeletons). I reported
the matter at once to the Home Office, at the same time applying for
the usual licence for removal of the human remains, under the
Burial Act, 1857, Section 25. This licence was granted by the Home
Secretary, and in accordance with its conditions, the encasement and
removal of 23 skeletons and two lead coffins took place on
February 10th.
Drainage Plans.—All plans concerning drainage matters,
including the provision of new, and alteration of old, water closets
in all buildings, whether the result of a notice or not, are submitted
to and considered by the Public Health Committee. During the
year 169 sets of plans—of which number 45 related to combined
systems of drainage, in which 100 premises were involved—have
been dealt with. In some cases, of course, the plans as at first
submitted are not such as will meet with approval, in which cases
they have to be amended and again submitted for consideration.
In all cases of old buildings, the work of repair and reconstruction
is supervised by the Sanitary Inspectors, and in new buildings they
supervise the construction of water closets and soil pipes.
Removal of Dust, &c.—The system of dust removal
adopted is that of a weekly removal of refuse from every house
in the Borough, though in a few main thoroughfares a daily