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56
SEWERS.
In the Parish of clapham, 344 feet lineal of new
sewers, 7 manholes, 5 surface ventilators, and 25 gullies
have been constructed, 8 iron pipe ventilators have been
erected on buildings, 6 surface ventilators closed, and
1 iron column ventilator erected. The total cost of the
above work was £355. In addition £136 has been expended
in the repair of gullies and sewers. In new
roads, 2,665 feet lineal of new pipe sewer, 12 manholes,
10 surface ventilators, and 52 gullies have been constructed
at the cost of the owners.
In the Parish of Putney, 5,543 feet of new sewers,
18 manholes and ventilators, 73 gullies, with about
870 feet of 6-inch pipe drain thereto, and 21 manholes at
dead ends of existing sewers have been constructed. Seven
iron pipe ventilating shafts have also been fixed as additional
sewer ventilators against the sides of houses.
In the Parish of Streatham, 14,550 feet of new
sewers, 66 manholes, 67 ventilators, 6 lamp holes, and 188
gullies, with about 2,898 feet of 6-inch pipe drain thereto,
have been constructed during the year. In Larch Road,
Blackshaw Road, Hereward Road, Lochinvar Street,
Lammermoor Road, Hillbury Road, Holmewood Road,
Holmewood Gardens, Ormeley Road, Ranmere Street,
Zennor Road, and Mitcham Lane, galvanized iron ventilating
shafts have been erected against the sides of houses
in lieu of the existing ventilators in the middle of the road,
which in all cases have been either entirely done away
with or closed. All the sewers, gullies, manholes, &c.,
have been cleansed, flushed and disinfected, and, where