Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The Main High Level Sewer has its commencement at or
near the Plough Inn, Clapham common, thence along High
street, Clapham, Stockwell private road, Love lane, Park
and Robert streets, to Loughboro' road and Holland road,
where it enters this parish, crosses the Market-garden
ground to the Lilford Arms Tavern at Lilford road,
thence in a direct line to Cold Harbour lane, which it
crosses at Denmark street, then crosses Denmark hill opposite
to De Crespigny park road, and along this road to and
crosses Grove lane and also Camberwell Grove at the Mews
at the lower end of Park buildings, crosses through private
grounds at the rear of the Peckham road, intersects the
road leading from opposite the Vestry hall to Bates' brickfield
about a chain north of the turn in this road, and continues
through the meadow on the premises of 11. A. Gray,
Esq., and onward in a straight line through the Freehold
Land Society's estate to Lyndhurst road, thence along the
Hanover or Image road, and Hanover street to Bye lane,
which it crosses by the Hanover Arms Public House, and
passes on to the Braid road crossing it about 100 feet south
of the Harders road, it then continues to the Gordon road,
near to Hill house in a direct line to the upper end of St.
Mary's road, passes along the road at the north side of
St. Mary's church, and crosses the Cemetery road at the
angle formed by the boundaries of the parishes of Camberwell
and Deptford, thence in a similar direction to the
Dennett road in the last named parish, near which it
meets with the Effra Relief Line, (to be presently described)
from which point these two Sewers run eastward parallel
to each other, south of the High Kent road until they pass
under the Brighton Railway, from whence they take
Southern
High Level
Main Sewer