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Flushing and Cleansing has been carried on as
before, and the Sewers, both covered and open, are in an
average state of cleanliness. Complaints of stoppage, flooding,
and other defects and annoyances, have been promptly
examined and so far as possible remedied, where the duty of
doing so has been with the Vestry.
The House Drainage has fallen off during the last
year, from the circumstances of most houses being drained
where old sewers existed, and scarce any new sewers having
been constructed. The applications for house drainage are
159 in number and refer to 623 houses. The estimated cost
of private work done by these applicants is £6470, all of
which has been executed under the personal inspection and
supervision of the Officers of the Vestry.
New Buildings.—The Vestry have received notices
for building 223 new houses, the drainage of which, and the
levels of the lowest floors have been considered and approved
as directed by the Act.
Thirty one applications, made to the Metropolitan Board
of Works, for leave to bring out and alter frontages, have
been referred to the Vestry, and reported upon by them.
And the approval of the Metropolitan Board has been
given to the formation of fourteen New Streets.