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The Vestry caused letters to be written to the Directors of the South Eastern and
Brighton Railways calling attention to the Nuisances that are constantly springing up
under the Arches of the Railways, and urging that they take steps to prevent the
letting of the same for the carrying on of noxious businesses.
The Corporation of London as the Sanitary Authority of the Port of London
have appointed Dr. Harry Leach as the Medical Officer of Health for that Port, to
whom at his office in the Foreign Cattle Market, Deptford, all communications on
Sanitary matters and cases of Cholera in connection with the Shipping in the River
Thames or in the Docks, are to be sent.
Slaughter-houses Licenses.
Thirteen notices were received in September last, from Butchers and others, of
their intention to apply to the Special Sessions for licenses for Slaughter-houses, and
they having been severally inspected by the Medical Officer of Health, were all duly
licensed bv the Magistrates in October 1872.
Cow-houses.
Six Cow-houses in this Parish were licensed by the Magistrates in October last,
they having been previously inspected, and approved by the Medical Officer of Health.
For further particulars as to sanitary matters, see the Medical Officer of Health's
Annual Report hereto annexed. (Appendex No. 1)
Financial.
£1,400 has been paid off the Paving Loan borrowed of Mr. J. W. Barrett, leaving
£600 to be repaid by yearly instalments of £200 each with interest at £5 per cent, per
annum.
£2,365 10s. 0d. has been paid off the Loan borrowed of Mr. Robert Lawrence,
for paving the Carriage-way Union Road, and the portion of the Carriage-way
Deptford Road, to the Surrey Commercial Dock Entrance, leaving £7,09G 10s. 0d.
to be repaid by equal annual instalments within a period of 16 years with interest at
£5 per cent. per annum.
£500 has been paid off the Loan borrowed off The Eagle Insurance Company
for paving the Carriage-way Deptford Lower Road, from The Surrey Commercial
Dock Entrance Southward to the "Lion'' P.H. leaving £9,500 to be repaid by equal
annual instalments within a period of 19 years with interest at £5 per cent. per annum.
The Loan of £600 obtained of Mr. Edward Talbot, and the Loan of £200
obtained from the late Mr. Edmond George Dannell, for the Sewers Works, also the
two Loans of £1,500 each borrowed from the same Gentlemen for Paring Works still
continue, these Loans being repayable in ten and fifteen years respectively. The
Vestry set aside £280 yearly, to form a sinking fund to pay the same off at the
expiration of the said term; the sum at present standingto such sinking fund account
being £840.