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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camberwell) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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ventilating pipe shall have in all parts an internal diameter
of not less than two inches, and shall be connected with the
arm of the soil pipe at a point not less than three and not
more than twelve inches from the highest part of the trap,
and on that side of the water seal which is nearest to the
soil pipe.
Soil Pipes.
4. Any person who shall provide a soil pipe
in connection with a building to be hereafter erected, shall
shall cause such soil pipe to be situated outside such building,
and any person who shall provide or construct or refit a soil
pipe in connection with an existing building shall, whenever
practicable, cause such soil pipe to be situated outside such
building, and in all cases where such soil pipe shall be situated
within any building, shall construct such soil pipe in drawn
lead, or of heavy cast iron, jointed with molten lead and
properly caulked.
He shall construct such soil pipe so that its weight in proportion to its length and internal diameter, shall be as follows:—
| Diameter. | Lead. Weight per 10 feet length. Not less than | Lead. Weight per 6 feet length. Not less than |
|---|---|---|
| 3½ inches | 65 lbs. | 48 lbs. |
| 4 „ | 74 „ | 54 „ |
| 5 „ | 92 „ | 69 „ |
| 6 „ | 110 „ | 84 „ |
Every person who shall provide a soil pipe outside or
inside a building shall cause such soil pipe to have an internal
diameter of not less than three and a hall inches, and to be