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Committee, the Surveyor and myself have long been
troubled about this matter; and all the more so that the
inspections of houses even recently built have shown that
sanitary nuisances complained of have been largely due to
scandalous neglect of duty on the part of those concerned
in the carrying out of drainage work; and that in most
cases the plans sent in have not accorded with the arrangement
finally adopted. The close attention and study which
your Sanitary Inspectors have of late years had to devote
to drainage questions, and the frequent reconstructions of
drainage which, owing to the default above adverted to,
they have had to superintend and carry to a successful
issue, naturally pointed to them as being the best fitted of
all members of the staff of the Vestry to be entrusted with
the important duty, not only of superintending the reconstruction
of the drainage in houses already built, yet
suffering from defective drainage, but also of supervising
and advising with respect to the sanitary arrangements of
houses in course of construction.
"After fully considering the very great sanitary importance
of the matter, and the feasability of the plan, the
Surveyor and myself proposed to the Sanitary Committee
that the above duties should be devolved on the Inspectors;
and with their assistance we prepared a scheme and a series
of requirements with respect to the drainage of new houses,
embodying, as far as possible, all the more recent real
improvements. After due deliberation our scheme was
approved of by the Committee, and has since been adopted
by the Vestry.
"It is impossible to tell at present how far the plan
will prove a success; but undoubtedly it has the elements