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We then engaged a new man to take up the thread of the work;
he, however, resigned last year, and another was selected to fill
his place, so practically speaking we have had nearly the whole of
the time only one inspector for the work.
The drainage works in course of construction have to be
superintended by the inspector, who for that purpose pays frequent
visits to the houses, and when completed, the drains are tested by
means of the water test. These proceedings, I need hardly point
out, take up a great deal of time.
In the appended list of houses where notices and plans have been
sent in of intention to lay down new drains since the commencement
of this inspection down to the end of May, 1898, the number will
be found to have reached nearly GOO; in addition, an almost equal
number of houses have had sanitary defects remedied, but which
have not involved the drains.
This undertaking has been carried out so as to cause as little
friction and annoyance as possible to the parishioners, and the fact
that so rarely have legal proceedings been resorted to clearly shows
that tact and discretion have been exercised by your officers in
carrying out this work.
Appended is a list of those premises where notices and plans
have been sent in of intention to lay down new drains since the
commencement of this inspection down to the end of May, 1898.
Adam Street, Nos. 11, 11a, 14,
15 and 16.
Adelaide Street, Nos. 1, 5 and 6.
Adelphi Terrace, Nos. 1,2 and 5.
Adelphi Theatre.
Agar Street, Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
and 10.
Alhambra Theatre (two plans).
Arundel Place, Nos. 12 and 13.
Avenue Theatre.
Bear Street, No. 11.
Bedfordbury, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 13,
22, 23, and Chapel.
Bedford Street, Nos. 1, 45, 49
and 50.
Blue Cross Street, Nos. 2, 4, 7, 8,
11 and 12.
Bow Street, No. 8.
Brewer's Lane, Ticket Office,
S.E.R. Co.