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St Giles (Camberwell) 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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10
in Queen's Road, Peckham Road and Camberwell
Green, excluding those portions which will be affected
by the intended Street widenings by the Metropolitan
Board of Works.
A loan for which work has been obtained from
the Metropolitan Board of Works for £12,500. The
above contract at this date has been let to Mr. G. G.
Rutty, who will in due course proceed with the work.
ROAD WATERING.
All Roads under the charge of the Vestry were
watered during the past season.
Length 68½ miles.
Number of Water Vans employed for this purpose 44
Ditto Water Carts ,, ,, 9
53
The charges for water supplied for road
watering were as follows:—That by the Southwark
and Yauxhall Company and the Kent Company
at the rate of £40 per mile, and the Lambeth Company,
£35 per mile, per annum. The total charge
for road watering purposes for the season amounted
to £1285 13s. 2d., as follows:—