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Limehouse 1870
[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,
Offices,
White Horse Street,
Commercial Road East.
Gentlemen,
I to submit to you my Report upon the Works executed in
the District from Lady-day, 1870, to Lady-day, 1871.
SEWERS.
New Sewers have been constructed of the following lengths and sizes,
viz.:—
PIPE SEWERS.
400 feet of 12 inch in Thomas Street, Limehouse.
630 „ „ in Portland Street, Ratcliff.
BRICK SEWERS.
Eight new Gullies have been constructed.
Eight feet of 12-inch pipe thirty-two of 9-inch, one hundred and seventy-
eight of 6-inch drains have been laid for Gullies.
10 new Flushing-boxes have been fixed.