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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
Lewisham 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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NEW STREETS.
The following New Streets were paved and formed under the 105th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act:—
| Name of Stkeet. | Length in Fbet. | Estimated Cost. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydenham & Forest Hill. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Ackroyd Road | 525 | 846 | 16 | 6 | In hand. |
| Lessing Street | 468 | 528 | 15 | 0 | Completed. |
| These Streets will increase the length of the roads maintained by the Board by 331 yards. | |||||
Plans, Estimates, and Apportionments were prepared and submitted of the following Streets:—
| Name of Street. | Length in Feet. | Estimated Cost. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydenham Forest Hill. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Ackrovd Road | 525 | 846 | 16 | 6 | In hand. |
| Agnew Street | 437 | 687 | 15 | 0 | Not commenced. |
| Ballina Street | 510 | 853 | 12 | 0 | Ditto. |
| Bovill Road | 975 | 1420 | 8 | 6 | Ditto. |
| Brockley Rise | 1544 | 599 | 7 | 3 | Ditto. |
| Kemble Road | 575 | 935 | 8 | 6 | Ditto. |
| Oaksford Avenue | 480 | 783 | 14 | 0 | Ditto. |
| Pattenden Road | 585 | 817 | 2 | 6 | Ditto. |
| Treviso Road | 180 | 225 | 0 | 0 | Ditto. |
| Trewsbury Road | 1000 | 1955 | 2 | 0 | Ditto. |
| Vestris Road | 610 | 866 | 15 | 0 | Ditto. |
| Hamlet of Penge. | |||||
| Cottingham Road | 112 | 214 | 4 | 0 | Not commenced. |
| Samos Road | 883 | 1489 | 15 | 0 | Not commenced. |
SEWERS AND HOUSE DRAINAGE.
A great deal of attention was given to the cleansing of the
sewers throughout the division, both by means of the automatic
flushing tanks, of which there are 74 at work, and by flushing
carts, using plain water and also permanganate of potash. The
brick sewers are regularly scrubbed and the pipe sewers brushed
out with specially designed brooms, and every possible precaution
is taken to keep the sewers clean.
A new sewer was laid in the Mount, Sydenham-hili-road,
cutting off the old line which crossed into Mount Ash-road. This