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notice was served upon the owner to abate a
nuisance caused by an overflowing cesspit. The
nuisance became more serious after a heavy
rainfall. As Munster Road is a private road and
as the locality is unfit for cess-pool drainage, the
owner constructed a drain connecting the houses
with the public sewer in the Kingston Road.
The excessive rainfall caused many complaints
to be received about stagnant water in disused
gravel pits. On inspecting the Gravel Pit in the
Hampton Road, which covers a large area, I found
a large quantity of black water in pools intersected
with patches of grass and weeds. Many of the
inhabitants in the vicinity complained of the bad
smells which emanated from this stagnant water,
especially at sunset and in the early morning.
Notices were served upon the owners of this
property. A drain was opened, the quantity of
water was considerably reduced and no more
complaints were received. Similar nuisances
were dealt with in Munster Road and Holmesdale
Road, where house refuse had been deposited in
gravel pits.
In October 1 inspected 12 cottages in York
Road and made a special report to the Council
about their condition. I found that the roofs of
the cottages were formed of porous tiles through
which water percolated whenever there was a heavy
fall of rain, consequently the upper rooms were in
a damp and unhealthy condition. The owner
was communicated with, and the cottages were
re-roofed.
Two cottages at Lavender's Farm were found
to be in a dilapidated and insanitary condition.
The roof of the cottages was very defective and the
drainage was unsatisfactory, one cottage was overcrowded.
It was found necessary to condemn the