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regarded as a guarantee that the house is in good sanitary
condition, viz.: when time shall have permitted the carrying out
of your Vestry's
" Instructions " foe the guidance or the Sanitary
Inspectors in regard to the sanitary arrangements of registered
houses, which require them to see:—
1. That all cisterns are periodically cleansed and properly covered;
2. That all waste pipes from sinks, cisterns, baths, &c., be disconnected
and empty themselves over, or, preferably, near surface gratings, and
outside the house where practicable;
3. That the drains under all such gratings be efficiently trapped;
4. That the paving of yards be laid to a fall towards such gratings, with
the joints of such paving grouted or pointed in Portland cement or
other impervious material.
5. That all drains be trapped from the Sewer outside the wall of the house
next the Sewer;
Note.— Where convenient or practicable an intercepting chamber with a closefitting
cover and an air-pipe should be recommended.
6. That all house drains are air-tight;
Note.—Where there is reason for believing that any home drain is imperfect,
notice must, if necessary, be given to the Surveyor, v;ho will provide
workmen for opening it up for examination.
7. That all special soil pipes be air-tight at the joints, and carried, full
diameter, above the roof, at a safe distance from windows and chimney
tops;
8. That all rain-water pipes used as soil pipes be air-tight at the joints.
Note.—The use of " combined soil and rain-water pipes " is a bad arrangement,
and should be discountenanced.
These Instructions, adopted February 11th, 1885, were by
your Vestry, on February 10th, 1886, directed to be observed
" in respect to all other houses wherein, on examination, sanitary
improvements are found to be necessary."
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
In connection with the subject of registration of houses let
in lodgings, reference was made, in a previous annual report, to