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Fulham 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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APPENDIX No. 7,
FULHAM DISTRICT.
NOTICE TO LANDOWNERS, BUILDERS, &c.
CONSTRUCTION OP SEWERS.
The Board of Works for the Fulham District hereby give notice to
Landowners, Builders, and 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 Hoard within the parishes of Fulham
and Hammersmith, forming the District under the control of the said
Board.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
(Pursuant to provision 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, road, street, place or premises,
within the aforesaid parishes of Fulhain or Hammersmith, into any
sewer within the said District,—sucb person or persona 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 be furnished
by the Board, and send with such application three copies (8) 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 shewn upon Buch plan tho position, course
and dimensions of the proposed sewer, with a section and cross-section
thereof, together with such other information as from time to time may
be required by tho 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, bo not
structed 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 for and obtained
in manner hereinbefore provided by rules I. and II.
V. In case any person, without the consont of the District Board, makeor 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

APPENDIX No. 4.

Shewing increase in numbers of inhabited Houses, Population, &c.

POPULATION.

Sub-District of1871.1881.1884.—Estimates.
Fulham2335042895140,000
St. Paul .4269171916
St. Peter .
Total .66041114811
INHABITED HOUSES.
Sub-District of1878.1871.1882.1883.1884.
Fulham610410093727382308350
St. Paul .122381262013600
St. Peter .
Total610910093195112085021,950
MILEAGE OF ROADS.
Parish ofCarriage way.Footways to same.Footpaths where no Carriage way.
M.F.Y.M.F.Y.
Fulham232192466277i
Hammersmith .31015662120643/8