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120 feet of brick sewers and 70 feet of pipe sewers have been
cleansed by the Contractors of the Board.
15,180 feet of brick sewers have been flushed and cleansed by
workmen engaged by the Board.
10,150 feet of pipe and small brick sewers have been flushed by
the Board's workmen with water supplied from the mains of the East
London Water Works Company.
Gully drains, in various parts of the district, have been repaired
and reconstructed; and several gullies have been raised and
altered to suit the altered levels of the new pavements.
In consequence of many complaints by the inhabitants of Fore
Street, Limehouse, during the month of July, 1861, the sewage passing
through the Nightingale Lane sewer was deodorized near the outlet,
several times daily, with deodorizing fluid supplied by Messrs. Morre 11
and Co.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
104 applications have been received for drainage, and notices for
the erection of 73 new buildings.
250 houses and other premises have been drained, and the
following works executed in connection therewith, viz.:—
666 feet 9-in. pipe drains laid.
8,801 „ 6-in. „ „
2,149 „ 4-in. „ „
Total 11,616 feet.
6 gullies constructed.
265 closet pans and traps fixed.
318 sinks and traps fixed.
884 feet old drains cleansed and repaired.
97 Cesspools cleansed and filled up.
Orders for compulsory drainage have been served upon the
owners of 19 houses, and the works mentioned in such orders have
been executed by them accordingly.