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The following information with respect to the St. Giles
District may be of interest:—
Its superficial area is about 245 acres.
Length of public ways, 15 miles, 7 furlongs.
The superficial area of carriage-ways 47 acres—1 rood, 247yards.
do. do. footways 24 do. do. 321 do.
The total area of public ways 71 1 568 do.
Total number of public lamps 1,155
„ guard posts 335
„ trees 130
„ water-posts 9
„ street gullies 1,071
„ sewer air-shafts to local sewers opening on
to the street surface 232
„ over-main sewers do. do. 48
„ up-cast shafts to local sewers carried up
the fronts of adjacent buildings 21
,, manhole covers over sewers, tanks, &c. 31
,, manhole covers over subways belonging to
the London County Council 14
„ sewer side entrances to local sewers 66
„ to main sewers 15
„ street-orderly bins for street sweepings 61
„ ballast bins 23