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That very vexed and much debated subject—"The
advantages and disadvantages of the Intercepting
System" has fortunately, after much controversy, been
advanced to the position of inquiry by a Departmental
Committee appointed by the President of the Local
Government Board.
The Ventilation and
Trapping of
House Drains
and Sewers.
This question, involving as it does the effective
ventilation of the entire system of house drains and
sewers, is not by any means free from difficulty.
Everyone desirous of arriving at some sound conclusion
must rejoice that the question has at last been
removed from the clamant theorist stage to a more
calm atmosphere, where all the pros and cons can be
fully considered in the light of experience.
Herewith I submit a copy of the evidence I prepared
agreeably with your request, on the receipt of the
Circular Letter in November last, inviting evidence on
behalf of the Commission.
DEPARTMENTAL INQUIRY
With regard to the use of Intercepting Traps
in House Drains, etc.
Proof of evidence submitted by JOHN FOOT,
in pursuance of a Resolution passed by the Public
Health Committee of the Metropolitan Borough of
Bethnal Green at their Meeting held on the 4th
November, 1908, who says: —
I am the Chief Sanitary Inspector of the Borough of Bethnal
Green, a Member of the Royal Institute of Public Health, and I
hold the Certificate of Competency in Sanitary Knowledge of the
Sanitary Institute of Great Britain.