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communication to be addressed to the Secretary of the
General Post Office in favour of the proposal, and in the
course of the year the suggestion was acceded to, and the
office made available for the despatch of telegrams. This
concession has been of great convenience to many of the
ratepayers.
New Post Office in the District.
The attention of the Board having been drawn to the
proposal of the Office of Works to erect a new Post Office
in Hyde Street, suggestions were made that the building
should be so constructed that the Mail Carts should not be
loaded and unloaded in the public streets. The influence
of Sir Charles Hall, K.C.M.G., Q.C., M.P., was secured
in the matter, but without success, the Postmaster-General,
His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, intimating that the
Treasury for reasons stated were unable to sanction compliance
with the Board's request. The new building is
now in course of erection.
Sanitary Work.
The monthly synopsis of sanitary Avork which is
forwarded to every member affords a useful record of the
steps taken for preserving the public health in the District.
Calculated on the information published month by month
the following statistics are obtained :—
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Visits and inspections made 11,291
Notices for abatement of nuisances served 847
Proceedings before Police Magistrates 23
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