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13 gullies have been repaired and trapped.
309 feet of pipe drains have been constructed for gullies.
200 feet of brick sewers have been repaired and cleansed by the
contractors of the Hoard.
6,010 feet of brick sewers have been flushed and cleansed by workmen
engaged by the Hoard.
The gullies in streets where new paving has been laid have been
altered where necessary to suit the levels of the new paving.
A new outlet to the sewer at Execution Dock Stairs, Wapping, has
been constructed by Messrs. Cubitt and Co., the contractors for
building the new Thames Tunnel Steam Boat Pier, for the Board
of Conservancy.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
104 Applications have been received for drainage, and notices
for the erection of 52 new buildings.
248 houses have been drained, and the following works executed
in connection therewith, viz.—
1,066 feet 9-inch pipe drains laid.
5,997 „ 6 „ „
2,122 „ 4 „ „
Total 9,185 feet.
3 gullies constructed.
234 closet pans and traps fixed.
266 sinks and traps fixed.
310 feet old drains cleansed and repaired.
117 cesspools cleansed and filled up.
Orders for compulsory drainage have been served upon the owners
and occupiers of twenty-two houses, and the works mentioned in such
orders have been executed by the owners of eleven of the said houses.
Drainage works have been executed by the contractors of the
Board at two houses in default of the owners having done the works
required by the Board.