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new sewer, connected with the deep sewer in Ivy Lane, the
Vestry thereon directed a new 12 inch pipe sewer to be so
provided,—which has been done. The owner has drained his
houses in connection therewith, and has thoroughly removed
the old drain, and the sewage with which it was choked.
The yards have been paved with cement concrete. The
water closets have been cleansed and repaired, cement floors
provided, and water laid on, and a constant supply of water
given to the inhabitants by a draw off direct from the main.
FOUNDRY ROW AND FOUNDRY WALK, 18 houses.—These
dwellings stand back to back, there is a small yard to each
premises, which were all very defectively paved, and
consequently very foul. The common drain of all these
premises, extending through the yards from No. 11 to No. 20,
Foundry Row, was ascertained to be a very defective brick
barrell drain, and generally untrapped in the yards. The
water closets were generally foul and dilapidated. The
smells arising from these conditions, added to those arising
from household refuse, stored in foul and dilapidated bins, or
otherwised piled (where there were no bins) on the surface of
the small yards, were very offensive and injurious. Water
for drinking purposes was stored in small and generally very
foul and dilapidated butts.
The owner has removed the whole of the defective brick
drains and replaced them with a 9" glazed pipe drain and pipe
branch drains. The yards have been substantially paved with
York paving, fitted with properly dished and trapped receptacles
for surface drainage and house slops ; a constant
supply of water has been given to the occupiers by a draw off
direct from the main. The water closets have been
thoroughly cleansed and repaired, the dilapidated wooden
floors thereof have been replaced with cement concrete floors.
One public dust bin, of improved construction, has been provided
in Foundry walk, and two in Foundry row. The