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House Drainage.
Forty-five house drainage systems have been reconstructed;
157 such systems have also been opened cleansed and amended.
53 surface drains-have been constructed; 42 drains and soil
pipes have been ventilated, 126 systems have been tested by smoke
and 115 by water, of which number 127 were found to be defeotive;
23 new soil pipes and 127 traps have been fixed, together with 10
intercepting chambers and 1 other chamber; 32 yards have been
thoroughly drained. Twenty eight water-closets have been arected;
a pan, trap and Water supply have been furnished throughout in 76
cases, and other fittings in 126 cases, whilst the water supply
has been newed in 43 instances. The water supply for lavatory
purposes has been disconnected from the drinking water system. in
5 instances. Public-house urinals have been cleansed and repaired
in 65 instances, 8 urinals were altered, and 2 repaired or water
laid on.
Refuse Removal. New ash receptacles have been provided in 395
cases, and no complaints on this subject have been forwarded to
the Surveyor for his attention.
Offensive Trade Refuse. The arrangements entered into with
Messrs. Hempleman & Co. of West Ham, still continue to work very
satisfactorily.
Public Sanitary Conveniences. The Public Sanitary Conveniences,
Urinals, Fountains and Horse Troughs situated within the Borough
are the same as last year.
Water Supply. The water supplied throughout the whole of the
district by the Metropolitan Water Board still maintains its high
standard of purity.
During the year 6 water supply certificates have been granted
under Section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891; these
certificates stating that the new houses to which they refer are
supplied with a proper water supply in accordance with the Act.
Defective water fittings have been renewed in 94 oases; 6 water
supplies have been reinstated where the supply had been cut off;
water fittings have been amended in 84 cases; 11 water supplies
have been altered 80 as to draw direct from the main.
Smoke Nuisances. Eighty-five observations have been taken for
smoke nuisances during the year, but on no occasion was it found
necessary to issue Statutory Notices for the abatement of any
nuisance which was found.
The Rag Flock Act, 1911, came into operation on July 1st, 1912
and under its previsions samples of rag or flock used in the various
branches of upholstering work are to be taken to see that
they do not contain more than 30 parts chlorine, in the form of
chlorides, in 100,000 parts of flock, as set out in the Regulations
made under Section 1 of that Act. No samples have been taken
under the provisions of this Act during the year.
Food and Drugs Act. Four hundred and ten samples have been
purchased under the provisions of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act
and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis, of which 389
were certified to be genuine and 21 adulterated, the adulterations
thus being equivalent to 3.4 par cent. of the samples taken.
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