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SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
AREA.
Water Supply.
With few exceptions the water supply to premises in the
Borough is provided by the Metropolitan Water Board. During
the year certificates stating that the premises to which the
certificate referred was provided with a suitable and sufficient
water supply were issued in respect of 431 newly erected houses
and tenements.
Complaints of defective water fittings at 94 premises in the
Borough were forwarded during the year to the Metropolitan Water
Board for attention.
Drainage and Sewerage.
Every house in the Borough, except in a few instances in the
outlying parts of Dulwich, is connected with the water carriage
system for the disposal of sewage.
The number of complaints received during the year alleging
that the drains of the premises were in a defective condition was 70.
The extent of drainage operations carried out in the Borough in
1935 was as follows :—
Reconstruction of the drains of the premises, 115.
Partial reconstruction of drains, 526.
These works were carried out under the supervision of the Sanitary
Inspectors.
In 5 instances cautions were sent at the direction of the Public
Health Committee to builders who failed to submit plans of drainage
work executed by them.
Cautions were also administered to 5 builders for carrying out
work to drains and sanitary fittings without giving notice to the
Sanitary Authority
During the year the drains of 16 premises which were adjudged
to be sewers were repaired by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor
on behalf of the Council.
The reconstruction of 7 of the Council's sewers was also
carried out during the year, and 458 brick road gullies were replaced
by pot gullies.