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The street gully pits, for intercepting solid matter
which would otherwise enter the sewers, were emptied
by hand labour, and their contents loaded into vans and
taken away. The quantity thus removed amounted to 2,049
van loads; there were also 74 van loads of solid matter
removed from the sewers, the total amounting to over 6,000
cubic yards. The pits after being emptied, were recharged
with a solution of perchloride of mercury, for disinfecting
purposes.
Street Cleansing.
The cleansing of the District was performed by a
staff of men employed by the Board, numbering 50 men,
and comprising 2 foremen, 4 gangers, and 44 sweepers.
In addition to the manual labour employed, 2 sweeping
machines, drawn by horses, were used in sweeping the
carriageways.
The street sweepings carted away during the year
amounted to a total of 6,461 van-loads, equal to over 19,000
cubic yards.
The surfaces of the following public ways were flushed
with water taken from the New River Company's mains
mains through leather hose, the quantity of water used
amounting to 8,246,616 gallons:—
Bainbridge Street.
Bernard Mews.
Bucknall Street.
Bloomsbury Court.
Carrier Street.
Castle Street.
Clarkes Buildings.
Denmark Place.
Dunns Passage.
Drury Lane.
Eagle Street.
Galen Place.
Gate Street.
George Yard.
Goldsmith Street.
Great Queen Street arches.
Green Dragon Yard.
Great Turnstile.
Halls Yard.
Holborn Place.
Kennedy Court.
Lascelles Court.
Lascelles Place.
Lawrence Street.
Little Turnstile.
Little Earl Street.