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]
This page requires JavaScript
miles executed at the public cost, and 14 miles at the
expense of Owners, the latter being also executed
under the direction of the Vestry and supervised by
its Officers.
The relative Cost of these Works is approximately
as follows :—
Vestry expenditure on 46 Miles of new
Sewers £102,000
14 Miles ditto executed by Private
Owners £18,000
Total 60 Miles as per return £120,000
graph
. 2.
" Total Cost of any other Sanitary Works
executed by the Vestry or District Board "—
Reply £2,000
In the above amount is included the erection of
Urinals, the Arching of Open Ditches (previous
to the construction of the Main Sewers Works