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Fulham 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Burial Board.
The Members of this Board who retired by effluxion of time in 1889
were Messrs. Garland, Goodacre and W. H. Smith, of whom Mr. Garland
was re-elected, and Rev. J. Calvert and Mr. R. Short, were elected in
the room of Mr. Goodacre and Mr. W. H. Smith.
Vestry and Committee Meetings.
During the year the following Meetings of the Vestry and its Committees were held, viz.:—
| Vestry Meetings | 39 |
| Law and Parliamentary Committee | 32 |
| Finance Committee | 21 |
| Works and General Purposes Committee | 34 |
| Sanitary Committee | 26 |
| Cartage Committee | 29 |
| Town Hall Committee | 13 |
| Lammas Rights Committee | 6 |
| Sub-Committee3, &c, | 40 |
| Embankment Committee | 1 |
| 237 |
The ordinary meetings of the Vestry are held on alternate Wednesdays
throughout the year (except during the vacations), at Seven
o'clock in the evening, whilst the Standing Committees meet every
fortnight, or more frequently, if necessary.
For list of attendances see pages 11 and 12.
New Streets.
During the year the Vestry ordered the following New Streets to be
taken to :—
Road between Broxholme Road and Star Road (Sec. III.)
Avalon Road Rylston Road (Sec. II.)
Chesnut Alley Lurgan Avenue
Gilstead Road Whittingstall Road
Approach Road to Broughton Road Effie Road.
Wandsworth Bridge Road (Sec. I.) Varna Road
King's Road (Sec. I.) Mendora Road
Do. (Sec. II.) Delaford Street
Campbell Street Lillie Road (Sec. I.)
Rylston Road (Sec. I.) Fulham Palace Road (Sec. I.)
Fulham Cross Bulow Road
Seagrave Road (Sec II.) Langford Road
Grove Avenue Peterborough Villas
Star Road (Sec. I.) Chesson Road (Sec. III.)
Star Road (sec. II.) Shorrolds Road (Sec. II.)
Of the amount, £.,496 5s. 8d., handed over by the Trustees of the
late District Board to be collected, the Vestry has received the sum of
£1,198 5s. 10d.