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COMBINED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.
The reconstruction and maintenance of such combinations
of drains of houses and premises as are
found to be sewers by law defined and are not under
highways is carried out by the Public Health
Department.
There are 691 such systems in the Borough,
draining approximately 3,200 houses and premises.
The staff engaged on this work consists of a
drainlayer and two labourers, with additional help as
required.
During the year seven systems were reconstructed,
taking 21 houses.
DRAINAGE WORK.
Legal proceedings were taken during the year in
respect of one case of failure to deposit plans of drainage
and in one case of omission to give notice of intention
to fit a new w.c. pan and trap, with the results
that a fine of 20s. and costs, £3 3s., were imposed on
the former summons, and costs, 21s., were obtained
on the latter.
DRAINAGE BY-LAWS.
Amending by-laws made by the London County
Council were approved by the Minister of Health on
2nd January, 1924, and after that date the following
proviso to by-law 11 in the Drainage By-laws, that is
to say : —
" Provided that in any case where it shall be
necessary to construct such soil pipe within such
building he shall construct such soil pipe in drawn
lead with proper wiped plumbers' joints and so
as to be easily accessible,"
was repealed and the following proviso substituted
therefor : —
" Provided that in any case where it shall be
necessary to construct such soil pipe within such