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Wandsworth 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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has been erected against the side of a house, and the old
ventilator in the middle of the road closed, at a cost of
£10 10s. Arrangements have been made with the
Trustees of the Church Schools, Tooting, for the diversion
of a sewer from under the buildings to the centre of
Church Lane; the cost of this work was £182 2s. 1d.,
one-half of which was paid by the Trustees and one-half
by the Board.
All the sewers, gullies, manholes, &c., have been
cleansed, flushed and disinfected, and, where necessary,
altered and repaired, at a cost of £36 16s. 6d. for cleansing,
and £38 4s. 6d. for repairs.
In the Parish of Wandsworth, 1,164 feet of 12-inch
pipe sewers, with 4 manholes, and 16 gullies have been
constructed in new roads by and at the expense of the
owners. In private roads, 66 gullies have been constructed,
and 20 manholes brought up to the surface, and
iron covers with dirt boxes provided in connection therewith,
at the expense of the owners.
Five manholes and 43 gullies have been constructed,
and 8 manholes have been brought up to the surface and
iron covers with dirt boxes provided in connection therewith,
by and at the expense of the Board, in various parts
of the parish; 14 surface sewer ventilators have been
sealed, and 14 6-inch by 4-inch iron ventilating pipes
fixed against buildings in lieu of same at a cost of £70.
A new sewer has been constructed in West Hill from
the manhole opposite Lytton Grove to Putney Heath
Lane, consisting of 272 feet of 15-inch pipes, 1,071 feet
of 12-inch pipes, and 4 manholes built in connection
therewith, at a cost of £520. The owners of the Clock
House Estate contributed £276 towards the cost.
The 12-inch pipe sewer in North Street, between