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something is done to relieve the necessities of this locality. This has been several times
brought under the notice of the Board.
In Willow Walk, Rushey Green, two offensive privies remain, viz., at Mrs. King's,
and Mr. Neil's; the order of the Board to supply closets never having been carried out.
An offensive smell is complained of in two houses in James Place, inhabited by Mr.
Purdon and Mr. Perch. Beyond the Black Horse, Mr. Blackshaw's, Mr. Crispy's, Mr.
Sweetlove's, the houses require dust-bins and water supply.
Although closets are, in most instances, erected, no water is at present supplied.
Sydenham.—The Conservative Land Society, Brockley, represent their land to leaseholders
as properly drained. The offensive smell from the overflow of drainage into the
ditch from the two houses already erected proves the contrary to be the fact. An
increased number of houses will materially increase the evil, therefore the Society should
be compelled to carry its sewer into the main.
The houses in Perry Vale (Rutland Terrace) run their overflow sewage into the ditch,
which, since their construction, has been comparatively free from drainage. This is a
most serious and offensive evil, as it not only renders the whole course of the ditch
offensive, but adds to the contamination of the Ravensbourne.
The drain in Dartmouth Park should be connected with the Stanstead Lane sewer
through the small extent of road which separates them. Drainage still runs through
the ditch into the fields, rendering the benefit of the sewer comparatively nugatory.
Verey's Cottages, Perry Hill, throw a mass of offensive sewage into the ditches by the
side of the road into the Ravensbourne.
Verey's Cottages and Brewery, Lower Sydenham, also drain offensively into the
ditch communicating with the Pool River. This is increased by a flow (whether
accidental or otherwise I am unable to say) from the Sydenham Gas Works.
The inhabitants of Orchard Place (where, the Union Medical Officer informs me,
there is always low fever) use the water from the stream for drinking and other domestic
purposes, fouled as above, and contributed to by their own supply of drainage.
Laurel Brook, close by Orchard Place, is a perfect swamp in wet weather from
obstructed drainage, and certainly requires attention.
A gully into the sewer is required to drain the road under the railway by Mr. Pegg's,
coal-merchant.
The cab-stand, near the Sydenham Station, also requires repaving and draining.
Penge.—The drainage of a portion of Upper Norwood and Anerley, after running
over an extensive surface, still enters the portion of canal in Anerley gardens. The
offensive smell, decidedly prejudicial to health, has been often complained of.
The drainage of the Crystal Palace and Penge is far from satisfactory.
The ditch into which the drainage debouches from the former place requires covering
to complete that part of the drainage. The mass of liquid falling here has washed away
the earth, so as to render the sides dangerous. The smell, at times, is most noxious and
deleterious to health.
The conjoined drainage, running into the Pool River, contaminates the Ravensbourne
water to an alarming degree. If no better plan can be adopted, there is a most
convenient situation for deodorizing and filtering: a plan successfully adopted at the
North Surrey School.
An accident, which might have led to serious results, occurred in the chapel at the
North Surrey District School, owing to the fall of a section of the ceiling with the
rafters.
Meteorological tables and tables of mortality are appended.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
Week
ending.
Weight of
air.
Barometer
corrected.
Mean
inches.
Temperature of Air.
Thermometer.
Prevailing
winds.
Rainy
days.
Amount
of rain
in
inches.
Highest.
Lowest.
Mean of
daily
readings.
April 30
29.678
67°0
40°5
48°2
Changeable.
4
0.76
May 7
29.775
72.0
33.1
48.5
N.E.
-
0.00
14
30 024
67.5
38.0
51.2
N.E.
1
0.30
21
29.668
67.9
39.7
52.6
N.E.
4
1.60