Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]
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SURVEYOR'S REPORT.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. Giles,
Camberwell.
Gentlemen,
During the past year, ending at the financial
period, viz:—25th March last, no special matters having
occurred which render it necessary for me to report upon,
further than will be found in the Annual Accounts, and which
carry their own explanation, I need only refer to the expenditure
therein detailed, as having been distributed in the
ordinary course of carrying out the duties devolving on the
Vestry in the administration of the Metropolis Local Management
Act.
In the above expenditure as regards the
GENERAL PURPOSES RATE,
Is included the General Repairs of the Highways of the
Parish, including about Thirty-two miles of road, and upwards
of Seventy miles of footpaths. Beyond the ordinary expenditure
of labour and material usually required for the repairs of