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St Giles (Camberwell) 1862

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell, St. Giles]

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Also in Lordship Lane, from Bews' or Glennies' Corner,
opposite the New Tavern, for some distance up Lordship Lane
towards Dulwich Court Lane; this Road has been considerably
widened by land given up by the Governors of the
College, abutting on the site of the proposed building frontage
thereon. This improvement it is intended to continue up
Lordship Lane as far as Dulwich Court Lane.
STREET NOMENCLATURE, &c.
The re-numbering of various Streets and Roads in the
Parish (a duty now imposed by the Legislature on the
Metropolitan Parishes, under order of the Metropolitan Board
of Works) and the affixing Street Tablets, &c.; all these have
been, and are from time to time, receiving the attention of
the Vestry, as well as the numerous matters of street and
building operations submitted by the Board of Works for the
opinion of this Vestry.
DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
Two new Fountains have been erected by the Vestry, one
at Peckham Rye Common and the other in Peckham High
Street, opposite the South end of Hill Street; a portion of
the expense of which was contributed by the inhabitants.
NEW BRIDGE AT GLEN GALL GROVE, CROSSING
THE GRAND SURREY CANAL.
Negotiations are pending in reference to this Bridge with
a view to its adoption (with its adjacent Roads, leading from