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gratings on the sewer embankment at the back of the Britannia
Box Co.'s Works, just before the Smeed Road sewer passes under
the high and middle level sewers, so that the London County
Council cannot possibly, at present, under the circumstances, erect
a permanent brick shaft (like the one in Violet Road, Bromley)
over these gratings as suggested.
" A new 6 foot sewer has been constructed from the Lee Valley
sewer in Gainsborough Road, picking up the Wick Road sewer at
White Post Lane, and running down Wick Lane and Old Ford
Road to the Abbey Mills, at which point it is almost completed,
this will also prevent flooding and overflow into the River Lee, but
the risk of an explosion will be increased as the volume of water
in each sewer will be diminished, and the chemicals will remain in
the sewers."
SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK &c., AND POLICE COURT
PROCEEDINGS.
Where w.c, pans and traps had been fixed without notice to the
Clerk, under clause 14 of the London County Council bye-laws,
section 39 (1) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, the Committee,
in every case brought under their notice, directed that the
builder be written to asking him to open the ground, otherwise he
would be prosecuted for infringing the bye-law. During the year
11 cases were brought under the notice of the Committee. In four
instances, after the ground had been opened, the drains were found
defective.
Under section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
certificates were authorised to be signed that there were proper and
sufficient water supplies at the following newly-erected premises :—
90, 92, 94, 96 and 98 Mellish Street; "Steam Packet" (b.-h.),
Orchard Place; 26 and 28 High Street, Poplar; 227a, 227b and