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A 12-in. pipe sewer, 270 feet in length, was laid
in Vineyard Gardens, the northern section connecting
with the Northampton Road sewer, and
the southern portion with the Bowling Green Lane
sewer.
A 12-in. pine sewer was constructed in Weston
Street, from the Fleet sewer in King's Cross Road
to opposite Messrs. Whitbread's premises, a distance
of 133 feet, with 2 gullies and an inspection chamber.
Half the cost of this sewer was paid by Messrs.
Whitbread.
The whole of the pipe sewers in the Parish were
flushed by water supplied by the New River Company,
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.
COURT FLUSHING.
The Courts and Alleys in the Parish were washed
and sprinkled with carbolic acid at frequent
intervals during the year, whenever considered
necessary by the Medical Officer of Health.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
The total number of premises drained were 157
(including two houses in the outlying portion of
the Parish at Muswell Hill) the details of which
drainage is shown upon 142 plans prepared for that