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Newington 1895

Fortieth annual report of the proceedings of the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London...

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Tiverton Street, Theobald Street, Paul's Passage, and Hearn's
Buildings (Fowls); New Kent Road (Ducks and Fowls); Paul's
Passage (Fowls and Rabbits); Tabard Street (Goat).
Manure.— Adam Street, Newington Causeway, Trinity Street,
Tabard Street, and New Kent Road.
Offensive Refuse and Filth.— Tabard Street, Merrick Square,
"Woodman's Place, Arnott Street, Gt. Bland Street, Gt. Dover
Street, New Kent Road, Deverell Street, and Arch Street.
General.— Gt. Dover Street (Cesspit); Violet Place (Fish);
Devonshire Street, King's Place, and Standard Street (Stagnant
"Water); County Terrace Street (Offensive Gully); Gt. Dover
Street (Smoke); King's Place (Foul Room and Contents); and
Harper Street (Offensive Business).
Sanitary Work.—The period comprised in this report is
from Lady-day, 1895, to Lady-day, 1896, and a summary of work
done will be found in Table 14.
The work chiefly consisted in providing new drains to houses,
water supply and apparatus to closets, new dustbins; removing
nuisances caused by accumulations of manure, trade refuse, and
animals ill-accommodated; disinfection of rooms, clothing, and
bedding; attending at Police Courts; the condemning of unwholesome
food; and various other matters.
Streets and blocks of houses have been inspected in the following
places, viz.:—Camberwell, Pollock, Munton and Lorrimore Roads;
Rockingham, Prince's, Great Dover and Larcom Streets; Royal and
Kennington Park Roads; King's Place; Cottage Grove and Winch
Place; Palmerston, Kinglake, Peacock, Shaftesbury, Townley and
Hard Streets; Cook's Road; Beckford Place; Boyson Road and
Newington Butts; Harper, Brandon, Darwin and Acre Streets;
Mercer's Court, South Place and Merrick Square; Faraday, Beckway
and New Streets; Ventry Place; Beresford, Hillingdon, East,
Portland and Tarn Streets; Salisbury Buildings; Blendon Row;
Ayliffe and Lion Streets; Hurlbutt Place; "Williams Grove; Heiron
and Mann Streets; Surrey Square; Elsted, Brandon and Tabard
Streets; Elephant Road; Chapter Terrace; De Laune and Thurlow
Streets; "Westmoreland, New Kent and Union Roads; Halpin
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