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The notice must specify the number, size, material and construction
of the dustbins to be supplied. The Section gives to the owner the
right of appeal to the Court on the ground that the dustbin ought to be
provided by the occupier. He must, however, serve a copy of his
notice of appeal on the occupier and on the Council. The latter must then
send a copy of the original notice to the tenant, together with a statement
of certain provisions of Section 286 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936, which define the powers of the Court on hearing appeals.
Prior to the alteration in procedure, 25 cases were considered by
the Committee, and in each case it was decided to serve the notice on
the owner.
Common Lodging Houses.
There are no Common Lodging Houses or Seamen's Lodging
Houses in the Borough.
Public Lavatory Accommodation.
Five public conveniences for both sexes and one for females only
are provided by the Council in various parts of the Borough, two being
underground. In addition to the usual lavatory accommodation, at
least one free water-closet is provided for each sex. Facilities for washing
are also provided.
Three public urinals are maintained, and in addition the urinals
attached to nine licensed premises are, by arrangement with the owners,
available to the general public.
The Council provide, in the interests of public health, free washing
facilities at each of the public conveniences in the Borough.
Drainage Work.
The by-laws made by the London County Council under the
Metropolis Management Acts with regard to drainage, and also those
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, relating to water closets,
etc., are enforced by the Council.
During the year new drains were constructed to 362 new buildingsand
the drains of 15 old buildings were partially or entirely reconstructed
under the supervision of the Officers of the Health Department-
141 plans of proposed drainage work were deposited in 1954, 3s
compared with 123 in 1953.
During the year drains were tested by smoke on 104 occasions and
35 were found defective. The water test was applied on 1,496 occasions,
this being mainly to drains in course of construction.
The frontage drains of 27 premises were constructed or reconstructed-
One summons was issued against a builder under the Drainage
By-laws for failing to deposit plans of drainage work carried out, but
the plans were deposited before the hearing of the summons, which was
then withdrawn.
The drainage of multi-storey blocks of flats in connection with the
internal lay-out of soil and waste pipes has normally been governed by
practice laid down in the Drainage By-laws.
With a view to reducing costs, experiments have been going °n
for a number of years with the "single pipe" system, which in effect
is the normal system of plumbing with some or all of the trap ventilating
pipes omitted. The experiments have shown that, with careful attention
to certain principles of design, the system is quite satisfactory, at least