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Public Urinals.
The urinal in Bainbridge Street, which had for a considerable
time been most objectionable and expensive, has
been removed, the result of negotiations with Messrs.
Meux and Co., whose premises it adjoined, and the
construction of the underground Convenience in New
Oxford Street hereafter referred to.
The quantity of water used at the whole of the urinals
within the District, excluding the two underground Conveniences,
during the year was 2,763,000 gallons.
The following is a list of the public urinals existing in
the St. Giles District:—
Colonnade 6 compartments.
Dunn's Passage 5 „
Galen Place 3
Lascelles Court 4 ,,
Little Guilford Street 4 „
Mtrwell Street 3 „
Parker Street 3 „
Seven Dials 6 „
Short's Gardens 6 „
Southampton Mews 2 „
Torrington Mews 1 „
Whetstone Park 3 „
Underground Convenience.
New Oxpoed Street.
The new underground Convenience in New Oxford
Street, which was referred to in the Board's Annual Report
of 1895, was completed and opened to public use on
September 27th, 1895. The Convenience has been very
largely used since its construction, and the demand for
increased accommodation is so great that the Board in