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Lewisham 1904

Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham and report of the Public Analyst for the year 1904

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98
COMBINED DRAINAGE.—During the year the following
combined drains were reported to require alteration and amendment.
Notices were served under the Metropolis Management
Act upon the respective owners requiring them to alter and
amend such combined drains, and to do all necessary works in
relation thereto:—
118 to 120, Burnt Ash Hill 18 to 26, Horton Street
92 to 96, High Road, Lee 80 to 40, Darfield Road
4 to 14, Wisteria Road 17 to 31, Bowness Road
1 to 15, Bowness Road 9 to 17, Rowland Grove
47 to 53, Lee Terrace 1 to 9 (inclusive), Brookbank
9 to 21, Kilmorie Road Road
55 to 61, Lee Terrace
HOUSE-TO HOUSE INSPECTION.—During the year
under review house-to-house inspection was made of 1,209
dwellings, distributed in the following roads and streets:—
Ardmere Road, Brightfield Road, Brockley Rise (part), Chaplin
Street, Crown Terrace (Bell Green), Dalmain Road, Doggett
Road, Elderton Road (part), Ewart Road, Glenview Road,
Hindsley Place, Herschell Road (part), Killearn Road, Kirtley
Road, Ladywell Park, Malham Road, Mill Road, Morena Street,
Nelgarde Road, Porthcawe Road, Seager's Cottages, Stanton
Square, Stanton Road and Waterloo Place.

The following is a summary of the principal nuisances found:—

Defective drains95
Vent shafts and soil pipes defective55
Water closets and apparatus defective170
Insufficient water supply to water closets142
Defective yard traps, sink wastes, gullies, &c487
Dirty premises574
Overcrowding7