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Fulham 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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The increase in the number of dust complaints appears very large ; but more
than one-fourth occurred in the month of January, when, owing to the snow
being on the ground, the work of collecting the dust was for a time stopped.
I have again to call the attention of the Vestry to the recommendations in
my previous reports, by adopting which I believe an amount would be saved per
annum equal to a rate of l½d. in the £.
One of the first things the Vestry should do in connection with this question
is to carry out my repeated recommendations to purchase several acres of land
by the river, so as to be in a position to deal with the dust in any manner that
may hereafter appear desirable.
Particulars and suggestions concerning the various methods adopted elsewhere
have appeared in my previous reports.
STREET CLEANSING.
The Vestry now constantly employ for the purpose of cleansing the streets,
gullies and sewers, etc., an average of 77 men, together with extra help when
required; also 34 horses and carts, 4 street sweeping machines, 4 road scrapers,
and 4 sanding machines and 6 orderly hand carts.

List of Drainage Plans Approved by Vestry— continued.

Case No.Locality.Number of Houses.No. of Connec-tions.Names of Applicant.
Brought Forward582
773Beryl Road1010J. Springall
774Beryl Road88J. Lowing
775Fulham Palace Road84A. Wells
776Protheroe Road22G. Hilton
777Charleville Road11J. J. Lewen
778North End Road11W. Marks
779Greyhound Road8..G. Allen. See List disapproved
780Doria Road99H. Dore
781Lillie Road44G. Spicer
782Prothero Road44H. Burnell
783Fabian Road66A. Parrick
784Biscay and Beryl Roads6868W. & A. Atkinson
785Town Mead Road11S. Fletcher
786Fernhurst Road66T. R. Norman
787Seagrave RoadW'shops & stables1Leslie and Co.
788Stamford Road11E. E. Mitchell
789Waterford Road11A. Margetts
790Waterford Road11E. Swan. See List disapproved
791Minister RoadW'shops & stables1J. H. Neave
792Hurlingham Avenue88C. Hunt
793Fulham Road11C. F. Williams
794Turnerville Road66A. Brickell
795Musard Road42W. G. Allen
796Silvio Road.. .. ..1J. A. Farmer. See List disapproved
797Talgarth Road.. .. ..1Egerton &, Breach
798Normand Road10 Stables & flats1Flew and Co.
799Ashington Road11W. T. Herbert
800Gunterstone Road11W. Marks
801Barton Street11Gibb and Co.
802Humboldt Road84M. J. Allen
803Aspenlea Road22T. Bendon
804Musard Road11R. Dixon
805Protheroe Road21A. Eldridge
806New King's Road1414D. Seath
807Horder Road1CesspoolG. Moore. See List disapproved
Total756

Attending on Steam Roller:—Vestry's Horses, 1891, 213 whole days.
SNOW
fell at the dates mentioned below, and extra labour was employed to remove it,
as follows:—
Week ending.
No. of Men.
Rate.
Amount.
1890.
£
s.
d.
November 28th
41
2s.
8d. a
day
5
9
4
December 5th
64
3s.
0d.

9
12
0
December 19th
78
3s.
0d.

11
14
0
December 26th
109
3s.
4d.

17
13
8
1891.

January 9 th
77
3s.
4d.

12
8
8
January 29th
211
3s.
4d.

34
7
8
February 4 th
208
3s.
4d.

35
9
0
£126
14
4