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The following matters have received attention
during the year :—
House Drainage.
In consequence of written complaint alleging
a nuisance from defective drainage, the Council
directed me to open the ground and examine the
drains belonging to 43 houses and report upon
their condition.
In each case insanitary conditions were found
to exist, and notices, under the provisions of Section
41 of the Public Health Act, 1875, were served upon
the persons responsible to repair or reconstruct the
drains as occasion required.
In one instance a combined drain was reconstructed
by the Council at the request of the owners
on their agreeing to repay the expense.
Combined drains used for the drainage of six
blocks of houses, each block belonging to one owner,
have been re-constructed at a cost to the Council of
£172 6s. 6d., the liability for such drains being
thrown on the council by recent decisions under
Section 4 of the Public Health Act, 1875.
Altogether the drains of 42 houses and premises
have been entirely re-constructed and brought up
to date.
The drains of 57 houses have been cleared from
obstruction or repaired, and 108 defective brick or
iron traps have been removed and replaced with
properly trapped gullies.
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