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RECOMMENDATION.
Having read a great quantity of evidence, and numbers of reports,
&c., on this subject, I have come to the conclusion that the
application of manganate of soda and sulphuric acid to the sewage at
different points in the sewers is a very proper course to adopt, and if
applied in sufficient quantities would remove the coustant complaints
of the sewer ventilators.
REDUCTION OF DEATH RATE
I believe a thorough application of it would also tend to reduce the
sickness and death-rate from zymotic diseases.
DETAILS OF SCHEME.
Mr. Reeves claims to have arranged an apparatus which applies
these chemicals in the best manner to the sewage, and having seen it
at work, it certainly appears to me to fulfil the object he aims at.
Having heard that the Vestry receives many complaints of offensive
smells arising from the ventilators of the North End Road sewer, he
has submitted a sketch plan, shewing a number of positions where he
suggests that his apparatus should be fixed in the manholes of this
sewer.
He thinks that 7 of his large apparatus, and 16 of the smaller ones
would effectually deodorize the sewer; he also would require some
new manholes to be built at different positions, and it would also be
necessary to enlarge or build chambers to some of the existing manholes.
COST OF PROPOSED WORK.
The total cost of the suggested work would be £535, with an
estimated annual outlay for chemicals and attendance of £88.
Mr, Reeves has proposed to place all his apparatus in manholes in
the North End Road sewer, while I think that many of them could
be placed with more advantage in the sewers leading into the North
End Road. As complaints are often received of the ventilators in
the side roads, I should prefer to receive instructions to prepare a
scheme for dealing with the whole system of the drainage leading
into the North End Road, which I do not think would be more
costly than the scheme of Mr. Reeves.
SUGGESTED JOINT ADOPTION WITH HAMMERSMITH.
This sewer, as I have already pointed out, drains a very large part
of Hammersmith, and I recommend that representations should be
made to the Hammersmith Vestry, asking them to treat the sewage
flowing from their district into ours in a similar manner.
INCREASED ADOPTION OF SYSTEM BY LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
The London County Council might also be asked to treat the
whole of their sewers in the district in the same manner as they
have been dealing with the Dawes Road.