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a. The provision of a sufficient supply of
water to all Water Closets.
b. The provision of suitable traps to all
waste pipes.
c. The issue of Certificates as to occupation
of newly built houses.
At the inspection many drains were found
blocked, and nuisances arose through inattention
to gullies, which in many cases are seldom, if ever
touched by the occupier of a house from the commencement
to the termination of the tenancy. In
each case verbal notice was given and the defects
remedied.
I desire to impress upon the Council the
advisability of supporting a measure of a 3-gallon
flush in the W.C's., instead of the 2-gallon flush at
present allowed by the Water Company. The inquiries
promoted by the London County Council
have shown that proper and effective cleansing of
a W.C. basin cannot be carried out, unless a larger
flush is allowed than the so-called 2-gallon flush,
which is practically only 1½ to 1¾ gallons.
The number of houses which have been connected
with sewerage system during the year is
344, and the number of houses to which water has
been supplied for the W.C's., 154.
During the dry weather in the early part of
the summer the sewers were flushed with disinfectants.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In September I reported that I had received
a certificate from a medical practitioner with
reference to a case of scarlet fever which occurred