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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1906
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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The matter was laid before the Council, who directed
that a notice should be served upon the Tramway
Company, requiring them to put their tracks into a
proper state of repair.
ADDISON GARDENS BRIDGE.
Part of the steelwork on the underside of this
bridge, over the rails of the London and North Western
Railway and London and South Western Railway,
has been re-painted at a cost of £26. The bridge was
last re-painted throughout in 1902.
COAL PLATES.
Observation is kept upon the condition of the
coalplates on the public footpaths, and when any
appear to be in a defective condition, a notice is
served upon the owner thereof, requiring him to put
the coalplate in a safe condition, together with which
is forwarded a list of the charges for which the Borough
Council will carry out the work.
During the year twenty 12 inch and one 14 inch coalplates have been supplied and fixed for the owners.
The following are the charges:—
| Price with Rim. | Cutting hole in stone. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
SEWERS.
The length of main trunk sewers under the control
of the London County Council, in the Borough,
is 9 miles 7 furlongs 91 yards. The length of brick
sewers under the jurisdiction of the Council is 11 miles
86 yards, and 25 miles 2 furlongs 41 yards of pipe
sewers, the total being:—
Miles.
20
Brick
Fur.
7
Yds.
177
Miles.
25
Pipe.
Fur.
2
Yds.
41
Miles.
45
Total.
Fur.
9
Yds.
218