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Lewisham 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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No. 17.
to the
BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LIMEHOUSE
DISTRICT.
Department of Works,
White Horse Street,
Commercial Road, East.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit to you my Report upon the Works executed
in the district from Lady-day, 1863, to Lady-day, 1864.
SEWERS.
New Sewers have been constructed at the following places, viz.—
Shoulder of Mutton Alley and Limekiln Hill, Limehouso; Dunstan
Place, Ratcliff; Charles Place, King David Lane, Hunt's Mews and
Sun Tavern Road, Shadwdl; and Hermitage Stairs, Wapping, of the
following lengths and sizes, viz.—
32 feet of Brick Sewer 3 ft 9 in. by 2ft. 3 in.
88 „ „ 2 ft by 2 ft
701 „ Pipe Sewer 12 in. diameter.
„ „ 9 in. „
Total 1321 feet.
In connection with the new and old sewers there have been
constructed—
1 Flushing Box.
3 Man-holes.
5 Ventilators.
4 New Gullies.
2 Gully Pans.
RETURN OF MONTH VISED ON LOAN AT INTEREST.
| No. | Date of Mortgage. | Amount. | Rate of Interest | Secured on | what purpose Borrowed. | From whom Borrowed. | For what Term. | Repayments. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1857, January 7 | £400 | £5 | Wapping General Rates | Improvements Wapping. | R. Stephenson. | Three Years. | The whole £400 |
| 2 | 1857, January 7 | £400 | £5 | Ditto. | Ditto. | W. Maud. | Ditto. | None. |
| 3 | 1857, January 7 | £400 | £5 | Ditto. | Ditto. | W. Walton. | Ditto. | None. |
| 4 | 1857, September 2 | £300 | £5 | Ditto. | Ditto. | R. Stephenson. | Ditto. | The whole £300 |
| 5 | 1858, September 29 | £1,800 | £4½ | Limehouse General Rate. | Paving Works a Limehouse. | Thos. Dinmore. | Fifteen Years, to be repaid by fifteen equal annual instalments | £600 |
| 6, 7, & 8 | 1858, October 27 | £3,000 | £4¾ | Limehouse Sewer Rate | Sewers Work Rate Limehouse. | General Annuity Endowment Association. | Twenty Years, to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments | £900 |
| 9 | 1857, September 21 | £5,000 | £4 | Limehouse General Rate. | Sewer Paving Works Rate Limehouse. | British Umpire Life Assurance Company. | Fifteen Years, to bo repaid by fifteen equal annual instalments | £1,333 6s. 8d. |
| 10 | 1860, September 5 | £5,000 | £4½ | Ditto. | Ditto. | Ditto. | Ditto. | £1,000 |
| 11 | 1862, July 23 | £7,000 | £4½ | General Kates of the Limehouse District | Sewer Board's new Offices. | Ditto. | Twenty Years, to be repaid by twenty equal annual instalments | £350 |
| £23,300 | £4,883 6s. 8d. | |||||||