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"same time give facility for enforcing an improvement in the property
"there, which has so long been a centre of abominations."
"Farm Lane, at Walham Green, is lined with property on either
"side still unprovided for, and the public road is constantly in a
"state of nuisance, injurious to health in such a crowded neighbourhood.
"The construction of a sewer here is a great and increasing
"public necessity."
"The public thoroughfare, Star Lane, is also a public approbrium
"for want of proper drainage, and immediate measures are required to
"drain it into the North End Sewer.
"The drainage in the rear of Vale Place, North End, both in the
"thoroughfares and in the houses is superficial and inefficient, and
"demands attention, whilst that of Vernon Street, Munden Street, &c.,
"requires to be reversed and entirely shut off from the Black Bull ditch."
"The Greyhound Ditch, though last to be referred to, is a nuisance at
"present of the greatest magnitude, so glaring indeed, and so pernicious
"to the public health, that at almost any sacrifice, it should at once
"be obliterated from our map."
The Epidemic of small-pox, which commenced in the latter part of
the previous year, lingered for some time through 1865, but no concentration
of the disease in any special spot occurred. Thirteen deaths
were registered from this disease during the year.
In 1866 your Boaard gave further evidence of your desire to further
the work before you and completed the Parr's Bridge Sewer, the
Beavor Lane, and Waterloo Street Sewers, the Greyhound Lane Sewer,
together with outlets into the Parsons Green sower and the Dawes
Lane sewer, providing for the drainage of Crown Street and Wheatsheaf
Alley, Fulham.
It was in the autumn of 1866 that the fearful outbreak of Cholera
which once more ravaged London and the country, occurred.
The measures of prevention, however, so promptly recognized by
your Board, were equal to the occasion, and my special Report thereon
testified the value of what was done under your orders for the preservation
of the health of our district.
To the Medical Staff and additional Inspectors, appointed by your
Board, I was indebted for very energetic aid in carrying out your
instructions, whereby much valuable life was saved.
The total cost of these proceedings was £746 2s. 2d.
In this year was passed the Amended Law relating to public health,
which remains in force.
Excepting Cholera, nothing injuriously affecting our District occurred.
In 1867, Waterford Road, Munden Street, and Devonshire Street, in
Fulham were sewered, together with Bridge-Street, Great George
Street, Chapel Street, South Street, and Little George Street, Shortlands,
Cornwall Road, and Chancellor's in Hammersmith; thereby effectually
relieving some of the most densely populated portions of the district.
There was nothing unfavourable to our public health this year.