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"As regards the administrative block in Bishop's Road, the sanitary
conditions there can only be described as somewhat worse than those
at the W orkhouse, there being what are known as old bell traps or soakaways
in the areas, rain-water pipes, bath and sink wastes apparently
directly connected with the drains and untrapped, and, in the case of
other of the sink wastes, they are connected to the drain but trapped.
The soil pipes are apparently unventilated.
" Generally, there can be no doubt that considera blesanitary
improvements are necessary; but as regards the drainage system as
above mentioned, it is now necessary that arrangements should be
made for the opening-up of these drains and the proper testing and
examination of same.
" Apart from the condition of what may be described as the older
portion of the drainage system, it should be mentioned that so far as
any of the modern work is concerned no attempt whatever has been
made to test the portions recently relaid or amended, neither do these
works appear to have been carried out in any systematic manner, but
bit by bit as occasion arose.
"With regard to the question debated at the last Council meeting
whether it is desirable that any works should be done on the
Guardians' premises by the staff of this Department, I am strongly of
opinion, and beg to recommend, that the Guardians should now be
advised to call in an independent sanitary Surveyor, who should meet
the Officers of your Committee in consultation, and who together
should arrange for the necessary and requisite opening up and
examination of the drainage system. When this has been done, a
further and more complete Report can be presented.
" Mr. Jones is preparing a plan which has had to be taken more or
less from hearsay and from the bricklayer, Mr. Siggins, but this plan
can be completed with the Report already referred to when the
examination at different points has been made.
JOHN FOOT,
Chief Inspector.
12th June, 1907.