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to instruct their Engineer to convene a conference
of the Surveyors and Medical Officers of Health in
the Metropolis to discuss the question with him,
with a view to his reportir.gupon the general question
of metropolitan sewer ventilation ; and
"That the several Vestries and District Boards be requested
to support the action taken by the Vestry
in regard to this matter."
The report of the Sanitary Committee was adopted, and a
communication was addressed to the County Council, as
recommended, with the result that t. Main Drainage Committee
of the Council intimated that t v readily acquiesced
in the proposal as regarded the convening of a conference of
representatives of the various local authorities, and had instructed
the Chief Engineer to arrange for such a conference.
On the 12th January, 1898, the Surveyor and the Medical
Officer of Health were instructed to attend the conference,
when called, on behalf of your Vestry.
The conference was held on 25th February, at the County
Hall, the engineers and surveyors of 39 Vestries and District
Boards being present: Medical Officers of Health were not
invited. The Engineer to the Council subsequently presented
a report of the proceedings of the conference, the subject considered
being:— "The ventilation of sewers, with a view of
some uniform system being adopted for dealing with complaints
of offensive emanations from gratings connected with
both local and main sewers."
The following resolutions were adopted by the conference¦:—
"1. That the closing of sewer ventilators in response to
complaints increases the general evil, the diminution
of which is to be attained by the multiplication of
the ventilators at regular frequent intervals.