Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
This page requires JavaScript
4
Mace District Gas Company, 1s. 7d. per lamp per annum at
Midsummer last.
The following list shews the new lamps erccted:-
HIGHWAYS.
From the following Table may be seen the quantity of material paid for during the year for the maintenance of the Public Roads.
Division. | Granite. | Port Philip Stone. | Dug Flints. | Picked Flints. | Gravel. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lewisham Pariah (cubic yards) | 3831 | 1396 | 3015 | ... | 1408 | 9650 |
Hamlet of Penge (ditto) | 730 | ... | ... | 740 | 705 | 2175 |
Total | 4561 | 1396 | 3015 | 740 | 2113 | 11,825 |
The Rainfall, as recorded by the rain-guage at the Forest Hill Stone Yard from the 20th March, 1885, to the 25th March, 1886, inclusive, was as follows:—
Number of days onwhich rain fell. | INCHES. | |
---|---|---|
0 | 1885 March 2Gth to 31st inclusive | 0.00 |
10 | „ April | 1.82 |
17 | „ May | 1.94 |
8 | „ June | 1.33 |
1 | „ July | 0.36 |
9 | „ August | 1.04 |
17 | „ September | 4.02 |
17 | „ October | 2.87 |
15 | „ November | 2.69 |
8 | „ December | 0.98 |
14 | 1886 January | 3.26 |
0 | „ February | 0.66 |
6 | „ March, to 25th inclusive | 0.42 |
128 | 21.39 |