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The Vestry instructed me to write specially to the London County Council
with reference to the ventilation of their sewer in the King's Road.
In my previous Annual Reports, and also from time to time, I have made full
reports concerning the sewers in this Parish.
These reports have contained a number of recommendations, upon many of
which the Vestry have acted, in reference to the construction of new sewers and
121 additional ventilators and manhole covers of a greatly improved pattern,
and 7 ventilating shafts have been fixed to many of the old sewers. There
are, however, some of the recommendations, in reference to the old sewers
which are insufficiently ventilated, which should be carried out. These are the
construction of a number of additional manholes, for the purpose of obtaining
better access to the sewers and for the purpose of better ventilation, the connection
of the deadend of sewers with the nearest adjoining sewer, and the
providing rest lamps as ventilators, and more ventilating shafts.
I have at every possible opportunity called the attention of the Vestry to the
advisability of using rest lamps as ventilators, but I regret to say that the
suggestion has not yet been adopted in this Parish in a single instance.
The sewers under the control of the London County Council in this
district are also inefficiently ventilated, having been constructed many years ago
before so much attention was given to the subject.
The whole of the sewers in the district are also liable to be surcharged at
time of heavy rains, so that frequently the water floods the cellars of houses,
and the sewers remain charged for many hours. This seems to point to an
insufficiency of pumping power at the Victoria pumping station, and the attention
of the Council might be called to this matter and that of the insufficient
ventilation.
The Vestry have purchased during the year 74 improved ventilating manhole
covers, which, except those fixed on the Peterborough Villas sewer, have been
placed over existing sewers.
On the 14th of November, 1890, a person was fined 40s. and costs for making
an opening in a sewer without previously obtaining the written permission of
the Vestry.