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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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A new circular ornamental cast-iron urinal for four persons has
been erected on the west side of Mitcham Road between Renmuir
Street and Longley Road. The ironwork was supplied and fixed by
Messrs. W. Macfarlane & Co., and the foundations and drains were
put in by the Council's employees, the total cost being £108 14s. 11d.
private drains.
The following are particulars of the private drains which have been constructed by the Council during the past year, the cost having been paid by the persons for whom the work was executed:—
| No. of drains. | No. of houses drained. | ! Lengths and sizes, feet lineal. | Total length, feet lineal. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-in. | 6-in. | 4-in. | |||
| 176 | 602 | 148 | 3,046 | 903 | 4,097 |
In addition to the above, 7 drains, comprising 140 feet of 6-inch
pipe have been laid under new roads at the time of, and in conjunction
with, the construction of new sewers; these are intended to drain
about 66 houses when built (the provision ill many cases being for a
future system of rear drainage by combined operation). Thus an
aggregate of 4,237 feet of drains have been laid under roads and
paths in the Borough for various purposes during the year.
new buildings.
| No. of notices received. | No. of houses. | Additions to houses, etc. | Stables, Warehouses, Shops, and other buildings. | Churches, Chapels, Schools and additions. | Total No. of Buildings. | No. of Houses certified as having a proper and sufficient supply of water. (Flats under one roof counted as one house.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | 711 | 109 | 77 | 13 | 910 | 879 |