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Wandsworth 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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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 £55 1s.
The construction of the new Underground Convenience in
Buckhold Road, at the junction of Garratt Lane, is in hand. The
work is being carried out under contract by Mr. H. Hann.
PRIVATE DRAINS.

Table: 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:—

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.
1555891232,4695053,097

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In addition to the above, 23 drains, comprising 546 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 460 houses when built (the provision in many cases being for a
future system of rear drainage by combined operation). Thus an
aggregate of 3,557 feet of drains have been laid under roads and
paths in the Borough for various purposes during the year.