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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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APPENDIX No. 7.
FULHAM DISTRICT.
NOTICE TO LANDOWNERS, BUILDERS, &c.
CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS.
The Board of Works for the Fulham District hereby give noticc
to Landowners, Builders, ;ind others whom it may concern, that
the following rules and regulations have been made for the
information and guidance of the public in relation to the construction
of Sewers by persons other than the said Board within the parishes
of Fulham and Hammersmith forming the district under the contro
of the said Board.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
(Pursuant to provisions of the Metropolis Local Management Acts.)
I. That before any person or persons shall construct, make, or branch any
sewer, for the purposes of draining any land, ltoad, Street, place or
premises, within the aforesaid parishes of Fulham or Hammersmith,
into any sewer within the said District,—such person or persons shall
obtain the consent (in writing) of the aforesaid District Board.
II. That in applying for such consent as aforesaid, the person or persons
making such application must obtain and fill-up a form to he furnished
by the Board, and send with such application three copies (3) of a plan
of the land, road, street, place, or premises in which it is proposed to
construct a sewer, drawn upon tracing linen to a scale of 88 feet to an
inch; and there shall be shown upon such plan the position, course and
dimensions ot the proposed sewer, with a section and cross-section
thereof, together with such other information as from time to time may
be required by the Board.
III. That having obtained such written consent to the construction of a sewer,
no abandonment, extension, contraction, or alteration of such sewer
shall be made without the previous sanction and approval in writing of
the aforesaid District Board,
IV. That, in case any sewer, sanctioned or approved as aforesaid, be not constructed
or executed within twelve calendar months from the date of
sanction or approval, the works for the construction of such sewer shall
not be executed without a fresh permission being applied lor and obtained
in manner hereinbefore provided by rules 1 and II.
V. In case any person, without the consent of the District Board, make or
branch, or cause to be made or branched, any sewer or drain, or make
any opening into any of the sewers within the said District, or if any
person make or branch, or cause to be made or branched, any sewers
POPULATION.
Sub-District of | 1861. | 1871. | 1881 Census Returns. |
---|---|---|---|
Fulham | 40,099 | 66,041 | 42,895 |
St. Paul | 64,320 | ||
St. Peter | 7596 | ||
114,811 |
INHABITED HOUSES.
Sub-District of | 1856. | 1871. | 1881 Census Returns. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inhabited. | Uninhabited | Building. | Total. | |||
Fulham | 6104 | 10,093 | 5812 | 873 | 645 | 7330 |
St Paul | 9273 | 1376 | 387 | 11036 | ||
St. Peter | 1270 | Il6 | 29 | 1415 | ||
16355 | 2365 | 1061 | 19781 |
MILEAGE OF ROADS.
Parish of | Carriage way. | Footways to same. | Footpaths where no Carriage way. |
---|---|---|---|
Fulham | 21¾ miles | 42¾ miles | 7¾ miles |
Hammersmith . | 27 „ | 54 „ | 4¾ „ |