London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Plumstead 1893

Annual report 1893-94

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Sewers.
3. All the existing brick and pipe sewers, about 16 miles in
in length, have been, where practicable, regularly flushed and
cleansed ; the surface water gullies have also been periodically
emptied, cleansed and disinfected, and the Automatic Flushing
Tank in connection with the Grove Park sewers has been kept
in working condition, being discharged twice weekly during the
whole of the year, and supplied regularly with disinfectants
during the summer months in conformity with the Board's
orders.
4. Five new manholes have been built in connection with
the sewers in the following streees, thus enabling these sewers
to be more frequently and efficiently flushed from time to time
than heretofore:—

5. New pipe sewers have been laid down in the following new streets, upon the Firs Estate, together with a proper system of manhole ventilators and surface water gullies, to the satisfaction and under the supervision of the Board's officials: —

Ventilating pipes have also been erected in connection with
these sewers, where permission has been obtained, for carrying
them up the adjacent buildings. It is also proposed to build
additional manholes in connection with several other sewers
throughout the District, where found to be necessary.
5. New pipe sewers have been laid down in the following
new streets, upon the Firs Estate, together with a proper system
of manhole ventilators and surface water gullies, to the satisfaction
and under the supervision of the Board's officials: —