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St George (Southwark) 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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25
Surveyor's Annual Report.
SURYEY0R'S
ANNUAL REPORT,
For the Year ending 25th March, 1885.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Fifteenth Annual Report for
Four consideration, and in doing so, I am pleased to inform the Vestry
at the arrangement made with the Improved Wood Paving Company
per paving and keeping in repair the Carriageway, High Street, will, I
ink, be most satisfactory. I am also gratified to learn from a large
Number of the residents how satisfied they are with the work being
carried out, and the comfort they derive from its being so noiseless. I
would like to suggest that similar arrangements were entered into as to
living the sides of Roadway, Southwark Bridge Road, Borough Road,
and St. George's Road where the tramway is laid. The traffic has much
increased, and the cost of making up the road to a level with the paving
the Tramway is very great.
The Footways, Old Kent Road, part of Southwark Bridge Road,
High Street, west side, and Blackfriars Road have been Repaved with
Asphalte on the old concrete foundation. Parts of the Footways
Lambeth Road and St. George's Road have been repaved with Asphalte,
Besides those cases which have been remedied on the Officers' ??? app cation, without service of formal Notice, the following have passed throug h the Books, within the year ending March 2 5 th, 1885.
| Number of Cases. | |
|---|---|
| Houses cleaned thoughout | 162 |
| Houses partly cleansed | 291 |
| Hoofs repaired | 182 |
| Guttor and Rain Pipes fixed or repaired | 39 |
| Water Closets repaired | 99 |
| Water Closets cleared and cleansed | 49 |
| Drains opened and cleansed | 154 |
| Yard Paving repaired | 132 |
| Sink in Yards and Kitchens trapped | 48 |
| Yards limewashed | 474 |
| Water Closets limewashed | 446 |
| Dust Bins provided or repaired | 170 |
| Water Butts cleansed, repaired, or New Water Butts or Cisterns set up | 38 |
| Service Pipes repaired | 28 |
| Supply of Water provided | 35 |
| Offensive Accumulations removed | 2 |
| Supply of Water to Water Closets | 40 |
| Cowaheds inspected | 3 |
| Slaughter Houses inspected | 8 |
| Horse Slaughterer's inspected. | 1 |
| Covers to Water Receptacles provided | 15 |
| Drains repaired and improved. | 35 |
| Total | 2446 |