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The New Sewers executed during the past year are in
Meadow Road 200-ft. 12-in. Pipe.
Stock well Estate 596-ft. 3-ft. by 2-ft. Brick Sewer, 750 ft.
12-in. Pipe.
Mawbey Estate G7G-ft. 24-in. Brick Sewer, 1,796-ft. 12-in.
Pipe.
Norwood Open Sewer 670-ft. 24-in. Brick Barrel.
Jeffrey's Road, Clapham.l,400-ft. 3-ft. by 2-ft. Brick.
In these works the greater part of the cost has been
defrayed by the owners, or those interested in the property.
Repairs and General Works, during the past year,
as previously, include the repair and maintenance of the
Sewers and Drains, and comprise items mainly of small
amount.
Flushing and Cleansing has been carried out during
the year with satisfactory results, the whole of the Sewers,
both covered and open, are in as good condition as existing
circumstances will allow. Complaints of flooding, and other
annoyances arising from stoppages or defects in drainage have
been promptly examined and remedied where the duty of
doing so, has been with the Vestry.
House Drainage.—197 applications have been made
during the year for the drainage of 358 houses. The amount
paid into the office upon applications for connexion with the
Sewers is £651 14s. 4d., and the estimated cost of the private
work done at the expense of applicants is £3,750, all of which
has been executed under the personal inspection and supervision
of the officers of the Vestry.
New Streets.—The approval of the Metropolitan Board
has been given to the formation of several new Streets during
the past year, by which an increase has been made in the
number of houses and value of rateable property in the Parish,