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DRAINAGE WORK.
At 844 houses the drains have been tested, and in 134 instances
defects in the drains have been discovered. 58 of these
were the result of house to house inspections, and 76 by routine
work, such as visits caused by the occurrence of a case of infectious
disease, or complaint of offensive smells. In addition to the 134
defective drains there were 39 defective water closet connections
and 57 defective water closet traps. In 367 instances soil pans
were renewed and cleansed, and 125 new ventilating pipes were
erected. For the carrying out of these sanitary amendments the
District Inspectors supervised and passed the work. No pipes
were permitted to be covered until they were tested.
The following are premises where the principal works of reconstruction
of drains were carried out during the past vear :—
Royal Victoria Gardens, North Woolwich.
44, Chester Road.
69-79, Market Street.
53-57, Marlborough Road.
88-104, Parkhurst Road.
610-614, Romford Road.
1-21, Skeffington Road.
18-24, Whitfield Road.
SANITARY APPLIANCES.
This term includes the appurtenances to the drains proper,
and during the year there have been 222 flushing apparatuses to
the water closets renewed or repaired, as compared with 214 for
the previous year. 138 waste pipes from scullery sinks and baths
were dealt with, as compared with 293 for the year 1912.
DIRTY PREMISES.
Under this form of nuisance are included dirty walls and
ceilings, and at 768 premises the internal cleansing of walls and
ceilings has been performed, the figures for the previous year
being 746. By reference to the nuisance table inset facing page
126, it will be seen that there has been 1,703 house to house
inspections made, and at 444 of the houses internal dirty walls
and ceilings were discovered. This is equal to 26'0 per cent, of