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was submitted to me for examination, complaint of the smell
from the water having been made by the Union Master. I
found the sample to be purely pond water, from which no
nuisance emanated. The pit has, however, since been filled in.
April 16th. 1 and 2, Douglas Villas, Birkbeck Road. As
requested, the Inspector furnished me with another sample of
water from the well on these premises for analysis, and I
found it to be fit for potable purposes.
April 23rd. Children's Hall, Romford Union. A case of
Diphtheria having occurred at this Hall, I requested the Inspector
to test the drains. The test disclosed one defective joint on
the drain; this was made good, the drain again tested, and
approved.
April 30th. Further cases of Diphtheria having occurred,
I made an inspection of the Hall and of the drain. I found, the
Hall well appointed and the sanitary arrangements satisfactory.
The Inspector, however, suggested that owing to the great length
and the quantity of sewage flowing through the main drain of
the Union, to which the drain of the Hall was directly connected,
at a manhole, and into which manhole all the washings from
the Laundry discharged, that it would be advisable to place
an interceptor on the drain of the Hall. This suggestion was
at once carried out.
April 30th. Pigstyes, Romford Union. The Inspector not
being satisfied with the drainage of these styes, which are
at no great distance from the Infants' Hall, and were drained
into an open brick pit about 30ft. by 18ft. by 4ft. deep,
the pit also receiving all the dung, garbage, and offal from the
Union, and a very offensive odour emanating, the contents always
being in a state of putrefaction. At his request I inspected
the styes, and recommended in my report to the Council that
they should be drained into the main drain, and that the pit
be filled in. This recommendation was conveyed to the Guardians,
and ultimately carried out.