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The front rain-water drains of one of these houses were
found to be badly obstructed and, as a builder employed by
the owner was unable to remove the obstruction the matter
was dealt with by this department.
After excavations were made, it was found that the
drains of five other houses were also connected with the drains
of this house, the single private drain eventually running
across a main road to a sewer some 30 feet away from the
boundary of the premises.
Following the report to the Local Authority, Statutory
Notices were served upon the owners, who all asked that
the work should be done by the Council at their expense.
This was satisfactorily done.
House Drainage.—The drainage systems and sanitary
arrangements of 7 houses have been entirely reconstructed,
extensive amendments or repairs were carried out at 94
houses, and at 28 houses the drainage systems have been
made water-tight by the patent internal process.
House to House Inspection.—During the year house to
house surveys were carried out at 211 houses. The following
list shows the particular streets, and the number of houses
inspected in each. A list of the work carried out at the
houses is included in Table III, page 59.
Goodenough Road 31
Wandle Road 63
Palmerston Road 117
211
House Inspection.—As a result of inspections made on
complaint, or in consequence of the occurence of infectious
disease, request by occupiers, or other general inspections,
1,282 houses were visited. Table III shows a list of sanitary
works executed at these houses, together with defects
remedied during house to house inspection.
Once more I would like to emphasise the difficulty being
experienced by the department in having necessary repairs
effected. In a large number of cases it is due to lack of
funds rather than to wilful negligence on the part of the
owners.
It is usual for owners or their representatives, after
receipt of notices, to call and explain their difficulties, and
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