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100 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
SEWERS DEPARTMENT.
Complaints of the inconvenience and danger from the flooding
of basements of premises after storms still continue to be made,
arising in a great measure from the insufficient capacity of Main
Sewer, Old Kent Road. See Report on this subject Page 84. The
remedy rests entirely in the hands of the London County Council.
The greater number of Pipe Sewers in the Parish have been
opened and cleansed. The construction of additional man-holes and
flushing chambers would considerably lessen the cost of this work
besides being the means of keeping the Sewers in better condition.
Tne Brick Sewers under the control of the Vestry have also
been flushed and cleansed by means of side entrances and man-holes.
The Brick Sewer, Friar Street, requires partial reconstruction.
The undermentioned Works have been executed, viz:—
Sewers opened and cleansed 34
House Drains connected into Sewers 78
New Gullies constructed 2