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rainfall such as that which took place on the day abovenamed,
when rain fell at the rate of nearly 2 inches per
hour. I am, however, to acquaint the Vestry that the
whole sewage system is now, by direction of the Council,
under consideration by Sir Benjamin Baker, in conjunction
with its Chief Engineer, and that the report of those
gentlemen on the subject will shortly be received."
It will be seen therefore from the above Reports, and
also those of previous years, that the Vestry is keenly alive
to the damage and discomfort which is continually created
when the Parish is visited by extraordinary rainfall, and
that the relief so much desired must be provided by the
public body in charge of the Main Drainage of the
Metropolis, or County of London, before any auxiliary
remedial measures can be attempted by the Local
Authorities.
STEAM DISINFECTORS.
The Sewers and Sanitary Committee having had their
attention directed to the Disinfecting Hot Air Apparatus
now in use in this Parish, appointed a Sub-Committee to
report upon the latest known improvements in " Disinfectors"
and viewed the Steam Disinfector at work at
Deptford (Washington Lyon, Patentee; Manlove & Co.,
Makers), recommended the Vestry to purchase one at a
nett cost, including boiler, fixing, &c., of £314 10s., but this
recommendation however was not then agreed to. Further
information was sought from other parishes, also from leading
piovincial towns, as to the method employed by them