View report page

64
During the hot weather the gullies were kept
well sprinkled with carbolic powder, and were also
occasionally flashed out by means of a hose attached
to water van.
The pipe sewers in the Parish were flushed by
water supplied by the New River Company, from
time to time, and the brick sewers, where practicable
by water from the main sewers being turned through
them by means of flushing gates fixed in the sewers
for that purpose.
Sewer, Whiskin Street.—Application was made
by the Skinners' Company to the Yestry asking
them to continue the sewer in Whiskin Street (the
head of which is about 70ft. east of Gloucester Street)
to the end of the street; the Yestry however
informed the Company that they were not prepared
to construct such sewer.
The Skinners' Company at their own expense
therefore constructed a 12-inch pipe drain along
the centre of the carriageway for a length of 40 ft.
from the head of the brick sewer.
COURT FLUSHING.
The courts and alleys in the Parish were washed
and sprinkled with carbolic acid from July 4th to
16th August.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
The total number of premises drained were 150
(including 2 new houses in the outlying portion of
the Parish at Muswell Hill), the details of which