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II.—That although the scarcity of water undoubtedly gave rise
to considerable inconvenience and hardship there is no evidence
to show that it had any appreciable deleterious influence upon
the public health within the area of the East London Water
Company.
III.—(a) That steps have already been taken by the East
London Water Company, which should in our opinion afford
sufficient water to meet any deficiency in the supply of water
in their district for many years to come.
(b) That for the protection of the consumer against unavoidable
temporary intermissions of the supply, we consider that there
would be distinct advantage in having properly designed
means for storage of water in houses.
RAINFALL, SEWERS, STREET GULLIES AND FRESH AIR
INLETS.
On the 23rd May 1 reported to the Sanitary Committee that—
" It is more than interesting to learn that no cases of flooding were
reported after the downpour of rain on April 25, 26, and 27, on which
days respectively the rainfall was 0.49, 0.28, and 0.19 of an inch. It
is to be remembered that in London the intercepting sewers were
designed to receive 0.25 of an inch over the whole sewered area of
the Metropolis in 24 hours, and this in addition to the sub soil water
ordinarily finding its way into the sewers: so that numerous storm
outflows into the Thames had to be constructed. The reason that
there were no floodings on the above mentioned days is that the
County Council have completed and have in use the new sewer, a
nine-foot barrel, from St. Leonards Street to the Abbey Mills. The
Isle of Dogs sewer is shut off by a penstock from the main low level
sewer, and its sewage flows to the new pumps by this new sewer,
which sewer is also so large that it acts like a reservoir to prevent the
pumps, as it were, being taken by surprise. The new pumps are