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BOARD OF WORK'S FOR THE FULHAM DISTRICT.
NINTH ANNUAL REPORT,
Pursuant to the 198th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855
The Board of Works for the Fulham District report that they have
prepared an Abstract of their Receipts and Expenditure for the past year,
which, together with an Abstract of Contracts, and the Ninth Annual Report of
the Medical Officer of Health, they have ordered to be published.
The number of nuisance cases removed during the year, is:
Privies and Cesspools emptied
266
Drains and Gullies Cleansed and Repaired
238
Houses ditto ditto
330
Swine Nuisances Removed
43
Miscellaneous
115
Total
092
Houses benefited in Fulham
718
„ „ Hammersmith
679
Total
1497
The Board inform their Constituents that the Metropolitan Board of
Works, pursuant to arrangement, have paid over the sum of £1550, referred
to in the last Annual Report.
During the past year the Board have taken up the sum of £20,000 lent
by the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation, and Abstracts of the
mortgages thereon are hereto annexed. By means of these loans they have been
enabled to rapidly progress with the construction of sewers as under:
Brook Green Sewer, from the Shepherd's Bush Road to the High Road
at Mr.Hunt's Corner;
King Street East Sewer, from the Broadway to the point of Junction
with the Brook Green Sewer at Mr. Hurst's corner;
Walham Green Sewer, from North End to Walham Green;
Sun Street Sewer; and
Parson's Green Lane Sewer.
The Board hope that with the balance of loan (£19,018) yet to be taken
up, to provide and have in active operation, a most efficient system of drainage
throughout the District before the time when they will be called upon to
present another annual report.