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the 21 st of September the attention of the Sanitary
Committee was again called to the unwholesome
condition of these houses; it was stated that they
were drained in a combined manner by a drain in
rear—that the drain itself and the branches leading
into it were insufficient—that the premises were in
such a state as to endanger the health of the
inhabitants—and that these evils could only be
remedied by the reconstruction of the whole system
of drainage. I was thereupon authorized "to act
in respect of the matter under the advice of the
Vestry Solicitor," and in order that any further
proceedings taken by the Vestry might be based
on unquestionable evidence, the Surveyor was
instructed to inspect the drain. The ground having
been opened for this purpose, it was found that the
structural condition of the drain was precisely such
as it had been first stated to be in my annual report
for 1863, and on various subsequent occasions.
The Vestry Solicitor having advised (November
2nd) as to the best course of proceeding, and
the Sanitary Committee having also consulted
Mr. Merry, formerly Surveyor of Sewers, as to the
most efficient and economical mode of carrying out
the required works, finally directed (December 7th)
that a draft of the necessary order relating to one
ot the houses, No. 48, should be prepared by the
Solicitor, which having been approved by the
Committee on the 15th of February, received the
sanction of the Vestry on the 20th of the same