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371 private drains, found choked and defective, were examined,
cleared and relaid, compared with 590, 557, and 451, in the
three preceding years. The majority were found in the River,
Dockyard, St. Mary's, Burrage and Glyndon Wards.
944 water-closets and W.C. cisterns were repaired, compared
with 1278, 931, and 1131, in the three preceding years. 193
foul W.C. pans were cleansed by tenants, compared with 247,
160, and 175, in the three preceding years.
18. Ventilation of the New Outfall Sewers. At a conference
of representatives of Deptford, Greenwich, Lewisham and
Woolwich Borough Councils, and certain local bodies, it was
decided to send 6 delegates to the Main Drainage Committee
of the London County Council to call their attention to the
various nuisances caused by the road level ventilators on the
new outfall sewers, and ask them to adopt some remedy. The
deputation attended on the 20th February. Councillor Harper
and your Medical Officer of Health were the Woolwich representatives,
but the former was unable to attend. Councillor
Stone, Ex-Mayor of Greenwich, was the chief speaker, and
a few words were added by the Medical Officers of Health of
Greenwich and Woolwich. The deputation met with a very
sympathetic hearing, and were promised that the L.C.C. would
erect shaft ventilators wherever the Local Authorities will find
suitable sites. As there is no agreement as to the satisfaction
given by any special forms of ventilators, this is the only
practical step which could be asked of the L.C.C. It was,
however, suggested that they should make experiments in
particular methods of ventilation, but this the Committee did
not seem inclined to undertake.
The Works Committee was asked to arrange for suitable
sites for shaft ventilators and submit them to the L.C.C.