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SEWERS, REPAIR AND CLEANSING.
The Local Main Sewers are cleansed by the Hashers in
the employ of the Vestry. The quantity of slop removed
from the same during the past year has been 615 cart
loads.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
228 applications have been received for the drainage
of 540 houses into and the works in connection therewith
have been carried out under inspection. This
number includes the re-modelling of the drainage of old
houses as also the drainage of new property.
The London County Council being desirous of applying
to Parliament in the next Session for powers to provide for
periodical inspection of House Drains, your Committee referred
the matter to your Medical Officer and Surveyor; the
Report thereon will be found with the Medical Officer's
portion of this Report.
FLOODING.
Your Committee had under their consideration—the
reference to them by the Vestry—of a circular letter received
from the London County Council with forms to be
filled up respecting Sewers' Flooding.s, together with particulars
of Floodings that have occurred in this Parish.
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