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BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE FULHAM DISTRICT.
seventh annual report.
The Board of Works for the Fulham District, in compliance with
the provisions of the Metropolis Local Management Act, submit to
the Parishioners a statement of their proceedings in the execution of
the various powers vested in them, and an Account in Abstract, of
Contracts, Receipts, and Expenditure, for the year ending 25th March,
1863, together with the Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The number of cases of Nuisances removed during the same
period:—
Privies and cesspools emptied
347
Drains and gullies cleansed and repaired
309
Houses ditto ditto
79
Swine nuisances removed
5
Miscellaneous
108
848
Houses benefited in Fulham
528
,, „ Hammersmith
482
1010
The Board acting upon the belief that the District under their
charge would not take its proper place as an integral part of the
Metropolis unless a complete system of drainage is carried out
therein, have repeatedly urged upon the Metropolitan Board of
Works to construct their main and intercepting scheme of sewers,
and thus give to the Board those facilities necessary to that end, and
they have now to report that such intercepting scheme has been
commenced and is proceeding rapidly towards completion.
The Board have during the past year constructed in the New
Road, Hammersmith, a sewer, at the cost of £876 15s. 11c?., the
money (£1000) for which was raised by loan from the British Empire
Mutual Life Assurance Company at 4£ -per cent, interest, repayable by
twenty annual instalments of £70 17s. Grf. each. An abstract of the
mortgage therein is annexed hereto. It is with satisfaction the
Board have to state that most of the owners of property along the
line of sewer have availed themselves of the advantage thus afforded
to effectually drain their premises.