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The whole of the pipe sowers in the Parish were
Unshod by water supplied by the Now River Company,
and the brick sewers, where practicable, by
water from the main sewers being turned through
them by means of (lushing gates fixed in the sewers
for that purpose.
COURT AND GULLY FLUSHING.
The Courts and Alloys 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; the carriageways
of Chapel Street and Exmouth Street were washed
during the hot weather, and the Gullies during
the exceptionally dry weather were also flushed, at a
cost of £125 including water and carbolic acid.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
The total number of premises drained was 105,
(including 3 houses in the outlying portion of the
Parish at Muswell Hill, and 8 houses in Goswell
Road, situate in Islington Parish). The details of
such drainage are shown upon 137 plans prepared
for that purpose and deposited in the Surveyor's
Office. Tho drainage of the Cannon Brewery was
entirely reconstructed.
These drains consist of 1 12-in., 7 9-in., and 144
6-in.
The amount of fees received for making the connections
of the new drains to the sewers was £147
6s. 0d.