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The london County Council have broken up the old and
defective brick sewer in Old Gravel lane and have constructed
a new 18-inch pipe sewer in place thereof.
The following sewers have been cleansed by the Contractor
to the Hoard, viz.:
Limehouse.
323 feet run of 12-inch pipe sewer in Brenton Street.
177 ” 12-inch ”Agnes Street.
463 „ 18-inch barrel sewer, North Street.
Ratcliff.—
138 feet run of 9-inch pipe sewer in Stevens Buildings.
The following works have also been carried out by the
Contractor to the Board, viz.:
1 new gulley grate supplied and fixed.
3 new flushing boxes supplied and fixed.
9 gullies repaired.
2 block traps fixed.
1 new side entrance cover fixed.
The whole of the small brick and pipe sewers throughout
the District have been flushed by the men employed by the
Board with water supplied by the East London Water Works
Company.
A new 18-inch gulley pan has been fixed in Painter's Rents,
Ratcliff.
The London County Council have constructed a new side
entrance and have fixed a flap trap in the sewer in Lowell
Street to prevent the escape of effluvia from the low level sewer.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
71 buildings (including 9 new structures) have been