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was asked to investigate the matter, and make what
recommendations he thought would meet the case.
Such an investigation is bound to take a very considerable
time, but Mr. Chatterton informs me that his
report will very shortly be presented, and it is to be
hoped that his recommendations will be such, that the
Authority can adopt them, and that they will effectually
overcome the defects, which have so long been a source
of anxiety and trouble.
In the parishes other than those I have named,
drainage is disposed of in cesspools, and there is much
reason to fear that the majority are not properly constructed.
Bye-laws relating to the construction, position,
ventilation, and cleansing of cesspools are in force in the
drainage district only, and it is of much importance that
they should be extended to all parts of the district without
delay. Where complaints are made, steps are taken
to secure the proper construction of new cesspools, and
in the case of new buildings, similar precautions are also
taken.
7. EXCREMENT AND REFUSE COLLECTION
AND DISPOSAL.
In the parishes comprised in the drainage district
water-closets are used, and in the majority of houses the
flushing is now done by means of a flushing cistern, and
not by hand.
As regards the other parishes, privies with small
fixed receptacles are used in Addington, and also a few
w.c.'s flushed by hand; in Coulsdon village privy-middens
with large receptacles are commonly used; in Kenley
w.c.'s flushed by hand are in the majority, although there