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Greenwich 1896

Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1897

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Subject to request by the Sevenoaks Rural Sanitary Authority:
Brasted (part of), Chevening, Otford, Shoreham, and Sundridge.
new works in progress.
New wells are being sunk at Southfleet, near Gravesend, and
at West Wickham, in the valley about half a mile from West
Wickham Court. An engine house has already been erected
here.
Table No. 11 gives the Meteorological Statistics for London
for the year 1896.
The Sanitary Sub-Committee, I regret to say, has lost two of
its members during the year: their death is a great loss to the
Committee, as both were good practical men and conscientious
sanitarians. I am pleased to say that the work which the Committee
continues to do is of inestimable value, their desire being
to assist and support any measure with efficiency and economy
that has a tendency to ameliorate the lives of the poor, to curb
the ravages of disease, and to secure for all pure air, food, and
water. They have made house-to-house inspections in different
parts of the district—Kentfield Place, Heston Street; Florence
Grove, Wilson Street; Fisher's Rents and Bowman's Cottages,
Summer Street; and Slowgrove Cottages, Charles Street; and I
am greatly indebted for their combined support.
I desire to express my entire satisfaction at the zeal and
energy with which the Sanitary Inspectors have discharged their
duties during the year.
I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
HENRY WILLIAM ROBERTS,
January, 1897, Medical Officer of Health, Deptford.