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amend this anomaly. Many Authorities have obtained such
powers whereby these combined drains are repairable by the
owner of the property.
Drains.
Forty-eight choked drains were unstopped and cleansed,
and five intercepting traps were each provided with a sealed
cap, twenty-one manholes were cleansed and repaired, and
twenty-nine manholes were provided with new air tight covers,
in lieu of defective ones, nine drainage systems not previously
ventilated were provided with suitable ventilating shafts, and
forty-four defective drain ventilators were repaired or renewed.
Gully Traps.
Ninety-seven defective brick, stoneware or iron gully
traps were ordered to be removed and substituted by properly
glazed stoneware self-cleansing fittings.
In 14 instances additional gullies were provided, and at
26 houses the gully traps having been found in a filthy concondition
were cleansed after notice had been given to the
occupier to cleanse same.
Urinals.
Four urinals were found to be in a foul and defective
condition, and notices to cleanse and repair same were complied
with. In two instances the flushing arrangements were found
to be defective and inadequate. These defects were remedied
under notice from the department.
Soil and Ventilating Pipes.
Twenty-one defective soil pipes wer eremoved and replaced
by strong cast iron pipes having molten lead caulked joints.
Six defective soil pipe ventilating shafts were repaired or
renewed and on three occasions rain water pipes were found
connected with soil pipes, these were disconnected and made
to discharge over or into properly trapped gullies and the
soil pipes properly ventilated.
Water Closets.
Seventy-five foul and defective closet pans were removed
and substituted by suitable pedestal wash down closets.