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SUMMER FLUSHING OF COURTS.
All courts and narrow passages throughout the City were regularly
flushed during the summer months under the direction of the City Engineer,
who informs me that in this service and the washing of the main streets last
year no less than 77,424,000 gallons of water were used. Disinfectants
were also freely applied where necessary.
The condition of the approaches to Billingsgate Market and the Custom
House, as heretofore, required special attention, there having always been a
difficulty in keeping the thoroughfares in the neighbourhood of these places
free from the nuisance caused by the drippings from the fish carts, especially
in hot weather.
The following is a list of the 256 places that were flushed, so arranged
as to show the number of times they were washed down weekly :—
Flushed Six times a week.
Cavendish Court French Ordinary Court Lower Thames Street
Cobb's Court Harrow Alley Viaduct Steps
Church Row (Fenchurch Street) Huggin Lane
Church Row (Houndsditch)
Flushed Five times a week.
Aldgate Avenue East Passage Playhouse Yard
Back Court (Cloth Fair) Fish Street Hill Pudding Lane
Back Passage (Cloth Fair) George Lane Red Lion Passage
Botolph Lane Hare Court St. Dunstan's Hill
Church Entry Harp Lane St. Mary-at-Hill
Cloth Street King's Head Court Shaftesbury Place
Cotton Passage Lauderdale Buildings Sun Passage, Cloth Fair
Cotton Street Love Lane Turpin's Passage
Dolphin Court Montague Court Waterman's Steps
Flushed Four times a week.
Botolph Alley Gun Yard White Hart Court
Church Passage (Eastcheap)
Flushed Three times a week.
Abchurch Lane Crown Place (part) Monument Street
Acorn Street (part) Friars Alley Poppin's Court
Bolt Court George and Catherine Wheel Primrose Street (corner)
Cherry Tree Court Alley Red Lion Court
Clarke's Place Hanging Sword Alley Sweedland Court
Crane Court Hind Court Urinal (Whitefriars Street)
Cross Lane Idol Lane Water Lane
Crown Court (Chancery Lane) Johnson's Court (part) Wine Office Court
Crown Court (Fleet Street) Monument Square