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Underground Rooms used as Sleeping Places.
Closing Orders were made in respect of six rooms,
four in Heckfield Place, one in Lillie Road, and one in
New King's Road, used as sleeping places which did not
comply with the regulations made by the Council
pursuant to Section 17 (7) of the above Act.
Drainage of Buildings.
During the year the following drainage plans were
submitted to and approved by the Public Health Committee
: —
Plans of drainage of new houses 50
„ „ „ „ workshops, etc. 20
„ „ „ „ additions to existing buildings 17
„ „ the reconstruction of the drainage of
existing buildings 114
201
Combined Drainage.
Six systems of combined drainage for which the
Council was liable, were reconstructed at a cost of
£150 5s. 5d., by the Council's contractor. The sum of
£71 10s. was also paid to the owners of 15 houses in
respect of work carried out by them in compliance with
notices served by the Council in connection with house
drains, which were sewers as defined by the Metropolis
Local Management Act, 1855.
Water Supply in Tenement Houses.
An additional water supply on the upper floors was
required and provided in 29 tenement houses under the
provisions of Section 78 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1907, by which a sufficient supply
of water can be required on each separately occupied
floor of a tenement house.