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The Metropolitan Board of Works is at this
time lowering and improving several of the secondary
Main Lines of Sewers within this Parish,
which are under their jurisdiction, on the completion
of which, with the sufficient outlets of the
High and Low Level Sewers of the Main Drainage
Works now nearly completed, I am justified in
saying that the future of this Parish, in respect
to its sewerage and drainage, will be second to
none in the Metropolis.
I may further remark that these Local
Works, to which I have referred, comprising a
total length of about thirty-two miles of permanent
Sewers,have been executed within the space
of about three years.
The entire Parish (at least as far as the inhabited
part is concerned) is now thoroughly
Sewered, affording means for the Drainage of all
House property, which latter work is being carried
on with all possible despatch through your Sanitary
Officers; and, as regards the uncovered portions