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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following tables show approximately the lengths and sizes of
the various sewers in the Borough:—
Local Sewers Maintained by Borough Council.
| Size of Sewers. | Stoneware Pipe Sewers. | Iron Pipe Sewers. | Brick Sewers. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lineal feet. | Lineal feet. | Lineal feet. | Lineal feet. | |
| 4 in. | — | 395 | 395 | |
| 6 in. | 5,147 | 5,147 | ||
| 9 in. | 122,324 | 122,324 | ||
| 12 in. | 509,400 | 248 (barrel) | 509,648 | |
| 15 in. | 196,904 | 1,220 (barrel) | 198,124 | |
| 18 in. | 68,827 | 5,935 (barrel) | 74,762 | |
| 24 in. | 5,145 | 3,025 (barrel) | 8,170 | |
| 2 ft. 3 in. by 1 ft. 9 in. | 10,336 | 10,336 | ||
| 2 ft. 3 in. | 1,369 (barrel) | 1,369 | ||
| 2 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 9 in. | 4,325 | 4,325 | ||
| 2 ft. 8 in. | 66 | |||
| 3 ft. by 2 ft. | 53,469 | 53,469 | ||
| 3 ft. | 1,496 (barrel) | 1,496 | ||
| 3 ft. 2 in. by 2 ft. | 11,640 | 11,640 | ||
| 3 ft. 3 in. by 2 ft. | ... | 14,557 | 14,557 | |
| 3 ft. 3 in. by 2 ft. 2 in. | 4,800 | 4,800 | ||
| 3 ft. 3 in. | 1,096 (barrel) | 1,096 | ||
| 3 ft. 4 in. by 2 ft. 3 in. | 11,905 | 11,905 | ||
| 3 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. | 4,754 | 4,754 | ||
| 3 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 4 in. | 2,903 | 2,903 | ||
| 3 ft. 9 in. by 2 ft. 6 in. | 48,568 | 48,568 | ||
| 4 ft. by 2 ft. 8 in. | 3,630 | 3,630 | ||
| 4 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft. | 3,670 | 3,670 | ||
| 907,747 | 461 | 188,946 | 1,097,154 |
Total approximate length—207 miles, 6 furlongs, 78 yards.