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]
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suggestions, and I attended the Building Act Committee in almost
all the cases. There were 137 notices sent to builders and others
for commencing to build without giving notice, and several summonses
were taken out for various offences coming under my
jurisdiction. One hundred and thirty-six plans and tracings were
prepared in my office, and a great many estimates made and
reports and letters written.
Appended to this Report is a List of the New Streets sanctioned.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient humble Servant,
JOHN CARLINE, C.E., Mem. San. Inst.,
Surveyor to the Board.
The Board of Works for the
Lricisham Dix/rirf.
SEWERS AND HOUSE DRAINAGE.
The following Table shews .the sewers sanctioned during the year:—
Name of Road. | Length in feet. | Size. | M ate-Rial. | Remarks. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lewisham Parish. | ||||
Elsinore, Kilmorie, and Vancouver Roads amended | 536 | 15 inch | Pipe. | Completed. |
1573 | 12 „ | „ | „ | |
Howson Road | 490 | 12 „ | „ | In hand. |
Priory House Estate | 390 | 15 „ | „ | Completed. |
first portion | 1390 | 12 „ | „ | „ |
Priory House Estate, | 340 | 15 „ | „ | Not commenced. |
second portion | 1025 | 12 „ | „ | „ |
Hamlet of Pence. | ||||
Rent House, Wood-bastwick and Bertie Roads, Beckenham Sewerage Area | 2065 | 15 „ | „ | In hand. |
1678 | 12 „ | „ | „ | |
Ravenscroft, Road Beckenham Sewerage Area | 115 | 12 „ | „ | Completed. |
From the following Table can be seen the number of houses sanctioned to be built and drained, and numbers of gullies, manholes, ventilators, and flushing chambers constructed in existing sewers during the year:—
Locality. | No. of Houses sanctioned to be Built and Drained. | No. of Houses, &c., sanctioned to be Drained. | No. of Additions to Buildings sanctioned. | No. of Dwelling Houses and Public Buildings, &c., completed within the year. | No. of Frontage Drains laid. | No. of Gullies constructed in Public Roads. | No. of Ventilators constructed in old sewers. | No. of Manholes acting as Flushing Chambers and Ventilators constructed in old sewers. | No. of self-acting Flush-ingChambers constr'ct'd.in old sewers. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lewishm Parish | 584 | 165 | 65 | 444 | 108 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
Hamletof Penge | 41 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 625 | 179 | 79 | 485 | 121 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 2 |