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Rotherhithe 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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THIRD GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE,
SURREY.
18 59.
During the past year, the Vestry have held nineteen General Meetings, and thirty
Committee Meetings.
VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY.
| Rate, &c. | Date of Contract. | Names of Party with whom Contract was made. | Nature of works to be performed, and materials to be supplied. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paving, Lighting, and General purposes | 10 th October 1858. | The Surrey Consumers' Gas Company | For lighting the public lamps, £4 15s. each per annum. | Entered into for three years from 29th September, 1857. |
| 16th November 1858. | Alfred Thomas Hobman | Scavengering and dusting, at £275 per annum. | Entered into for one year from 17th November, 1858. | |
| 16th February 1859. | Benjamin Batt | Printing and Stationery, as per schedule of prices. | Entered into for one year from 25th March, 1859. | |
| 18th February 1859. | Samuel Wright | Team hire and cartage. | Ditto ditto. | |
| 15th March 1859. | A. and F. Manuelle | Supply of Guernsey granite, carriage, and York paving, curb, &c., as per schedule of prices. | Ditto ditto. | |
| 25 th March 1859. | W. and T., N. Gladdish | Supply of stone and ground lime as per schedule of prices. | Ditto ditto. | |
| 25th March 1859. | John Downey | Supply of Sand and Ballast as per schedule of prices. | Ditto ditto. | |
| Sewers. | 11th March 1859. | William Kent | General jobbing works as per schedule of prices. |
Old high level sewer, Deptford-road, filled up and done away with 400
Open sewer piped and surface filled in 250
Eighty-four applications have been made to drain houses into sewers, and plans
chocked and approved, comprising about one hundred and seventy-eight houses, one
hundred and forty-seven of which have been drained and completed.
About one hundred cesspools have been done away with.
I wo penstocks and fifteen new road gulleys have been formed.
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