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MAIN DRAINAGE WORKS,
SOUTHERN HIGH LEVEL SEWERS.
These Works are at length completed, but (except to a
limited extent) are not at present available for Sewerage
or House Drainage, by reason of the outfall works being as
yet incomplete; but a great advantage has already accrued
through the extension of these works, viz., that the Storm
waters rising at Dulwich and Peckham Rye have been
diverted from their accustomed courses and now flow into
these new Sewers, therefore these Streams no longer flood the
low ground of this Parish as heretofore. I have reason to
believe that although the Low Level system of Sewers is still
a work to be done, yet by means of these High Level Sewers
just completed, some of the advantages expected from the
Low Level Sewers may in a great degree be fairly said to
have been anticipated by this diversion of the High Level or
flood waters from their ancient channels. The Main Low
Level Sewer just adverted to, is however now in progress;
its course through this Parish is from the low ground at
White Post Lane, passing under Canterbury Place to and
along the Old Kent Road, under the Grand Surrey Canal
Bridge, until it arrives opposite the Albany Road, it then
follows along the Albany Road to the Camberwell Road
which it crosses, and then enters Newington Parish. In
carrying out the contract for this Sewer a deviation has
occurred from the original intention which is of great advan_
tage to this Parish; as at first designed its course from the
Canal Bridge in the Old Kent Road, ran nearly parallel to
the bank of the Canal, and in a westerly direction to and
along Neate Street, by its present route it will not only