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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
Fulham 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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The proposal, however, to connect the Avonmore Road with
the Acton and Hammersmith Tramways was only withdrawn at
the last moment, and I reported fully on the matter to the Vestry,
besides having to further report to and assist the solicitor to the
Vestry in drafting the petition and getting evidence, so as to defeat
the proposal. The most objectionable parts of the scheme
were the proposal to convert the Avonmore Road into a tramway
terminus, and the danger to the increasing traffic in the Hammersmith
Road, through the trams having to turn the corner, just at
the foot of the declivity from the bridge. I cannot see why trams
or omnibuses should be allowed to occupy the road, converting it
into a sort of railway terminus, when it would be easy for the
companies to purchase a piece of land at the side for the cars, &c.,
to stand, and where they might also provide a ticket office and
waiting room.
I shall ask the Vestry to support me in making an example of a builder by bringing him before the magistrates if the instructions given are not more promptly attended to.
| No. of Licenses granted. | Amount paid. |
|---|---|
| 65. | £141 12s. 9d. |
The table shews the number of openings, and the amounts paid for repairs of same, from March 25th, 1885, to March, 1886 by the gas and water companies:—
| Openings. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Water works | 1548 | 218 | 12 | |
| West Middlesex do. | 564 | 9 | 10 | |
| Gas Light & Coke Co | 601 | 85 | 15 | 1 |
| Brentford Gas Co. | — | — | ||
| Totals | 2713 | £348 | 17 | 5 |