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Refuse and Receptacles—con.
Accumulation or deposits of refuse removed 162
Manure receptacles provided 3
,, ,, amended 1
Nuisances from the improper deposit of trade refuse abated 3
Animals—
Nuisances from the improper keeping of animals abated 8
Drainage Work
The Bye-laws of the London County Council which require that plans
and written particulars of drainage construction and alteration shall be
deposited with the Sanitary Authority came into operation in August,
1903, and from that date till the end of 1914 the Council have approved
578 plans for the drainage of new buildings, and 7,778 plans for
alterations, etc., to drains of existing premises.
Daring the year 1914, 865 notices of drainage reconstruction or
altei'ation were received, and in 786 cases the work necessitated the
deposit of plans and written particulars. In 25 of these latter cases
the work could not be delayed until the Council's approval of the plans
had been received; in each of these cases the prescribed "urgency"
notice was therefore submitted by the builders, the work put in hand
forthwith and the plans, etc., deposited at, a later date.
Of 786 notices of drainage alterations, etc., requiring the deposit
of plans, 339 related to work that involved the entire reconstruction of
the drainage system. In 418 cases the work was carried out voluntarily,
the number of instances in which voluntary complete reconstruction
was carried out being 112. This class of work was chiefly in connection
with the larger houses in the Borough, and in many cases the voluntary
drainage reconstructions were of a very extensive character.
In 294 cases the drains were laid in iron pipes, iron being found
the most durable material. It is the practice of the Council to insist on
the use of iron pipes in the case of all drains that run under a building.
This requirement is enforced, if necessary, by an order made under the
Metropolis Management Acts.
Cleansing Station.
During the year, 226 school children, 9 children under school age,
and 4 other persons were cleansed at the cleansing station by the