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Water Supply.
Water supply cut off. In accordance with the requirements of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, the Metropolitan Water Board reported that the water
had been cut off in 135 premises. The reason for discontinuing the water supply
was the non-payment of the rate.
Cisterns. In most of the houses water for drinking purposes is drawn from the
main, but there are many houses in which the supplies are obtained from cisterns.
Their situation and accessibility are often far from being satisfactory, and the
majority of them are not cleansed as often as they should be.
Notices were served during the year in regard to defects and the necessity for
cleansing 60 cisterns.
Houses Let In Lodgings.
Included under this heading are houses occupied by members of more than one
family, which have been registered by a resolution of the Council, irrespective of
the rents at which the houses are let.
No addition to the list of registered houses has been made during the year.
The number at the end of 1920 was 2,512.
All the houses were kept under supervision, irregular and systematic inspections
were made to them.
Number of visits made—5,857.
Number of notices served relative to cleansing—2,587.
Other notices—873.
General Sanitary Work.
65,738 re-visits were made by the Inspectors to supervise the abatement of
the nuisances found in 25,513 houses.
2,502 drains were tested with smoke or water, and 94 were re-tested; 2,572
drains were either constructed or reconstructed, cleansed or repaired; 246 were
trapped.
128 new soil pipes were fixed and ventilated; 719 new closet-pans and traps
were fixed ; 6,390 closets were either cleansed or repaired, or provided with additional
light and ventilation ; 1,895 water-closets were provided with proper flushing
apparatus.
3,706 yards, forecourts and areas were paved or repaired.