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The following is a tabulated statement of the sanitary work,
&c., carried out during the year, so far as that work admits of
tabulation :—
General Conditions—
Houses, or parts, cleansed 311
Dampness in houses, or parts abated 170
Dilapidated houses, or parts of
houses, repaired 166
Ovcrcrowdi ng—
Cases of, abated (rooms) after service
of notice —
Cases of, abated (rooms) without
service of notice 3
Underground Rooms—
Illegal occupation discontinued 22
Structural work carried out 8
Below floors—
Spaces below floors in basement or
ground floors ventilated 169
Hoofs repaired 232
Gutterings repaired or renewed 224
Rainwater pipes—
Repaired or renewed 192
Disconnected from drains . 18
Disconnected from soil pipes 16
Sinks disconnected from drains 8
Sinks trapped 313
Sinks repaired or renewed 235
Sinks unstopped 1 1
Lavatories disconnected from drains 3
Lavatories trapped 200
Lavatories repaired or renewed 157
Baths disconnected from drains 12
Baths trapped 179
Baths repaired or renewed 730
Water supply re-instated 17
Water and sinks provided to upper
floors of tenement houses 174
Water cisterns repaired or renewed 9
Removed from improper positions 8
Cleansed 91
Fitted with close-fitting covers 66
Water-closet accommodation provided
12
Additional accommodation provided 38
Removed from improper positions 16
Provided with proper and sufficient
external ventilation 6
Improperly constructed apparatus
removed and new provided 8
Apparatus repaired or renewed 350
Apparatus unstopped 16
Apparatus cleansed 47
Apparatus provided with proper
water supply 38
Flushing cisterns repaired or renewed
252
Manholes repaired or renewed 334
Drains repaired or renewed 288
Drains cleansed 55
Drains unstopped 69
Drains ventilated 102
Ventilating pipes of drains—
Carried to a sufficient height above
windows 22
Repaired or renewed 35
Fresh-air inlets repaired or renewed 123
Soil pipes repaired or renewed 255
Gullies and surface drains—
Gully traps removed from improper
positions 34
Gully traps cleansed 15
Inlets or surface drains trapped 7
Paving and draining washhouses,
areas, yards, &c.—
Washhouse or scullery paving repaired
or renewed 28
Areas cleansed 18
Area paving repaired or renewed 153
Areas drained 13
Yards or other open spaces paved 88
Paving of yards or otheropen spaces
repaired or renewed 123
V'ards or other open spaces drained 31
Floors of buildings in which horses.
&c.. are kept, paved or repaired 3
Refuse and receptacles—
Dustbins provided 152
Fixed ashpits removed 44
Accumulation or deposits of refuse
removed 195
Manure receptacles provided 2
Manure receptacles amended 1
Nuisances from the improper deposit
of trade refuse abated 6
General—
Nuisances from the improper keeping
of animals abated 5
Nuisances from mortar mill abated 1
Drainage Work-
Since the Bye-laws of the London County Council which
require the deposit of plans and particulars came into operation in
August 1903, 605 plans for the drainage of new buildings and 8603
plans for the alteration and reconstruction of drains in existing
premises have been received.
During 1916, 364 Notices of drainage work were received. 348
of these necessitated the deposit of plans and particulars. 115 related
to the entire reconstruction of the drainage system.