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Lewisham 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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The Table below will give the Sewers applied for by owners
of private property, plans and sections being first submitted to
your Board and afterwards to the Metropolitan Board of Works:
Locality.
Length
Feet run.
Size in
inches.
Material.
Remarks.
LEWISHAM.
Now Road between
Crystal Palace and
West Hill (Charville
Circus).
806
12 and 9
Pipe.
Completed.
Lewisham Park
1550
12
„
Ditto.
Peak Hill Road
300
15
„
Ditto.
Ensoll Street
455
12
„
Ditto.
Elswick Road (Loampit
Vale)
900
12
„
Partly completed.
Major Foster's Estate,
West Hill, viz.
Coom be Road to Atherfleld
Street
304
2ft.
Brick barrel
Not commenced.
Longton Grove
1000
15in.
Pipe.
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„ „
984
12
„
„
Atherfold Street
664
12
„
„
Ormanton Road
810
12
„
„
522
15
„
„
New Roads on Major
Foster's Estate, between
Stanstead Lane
and Catford Hill
Road
1420
12
„
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In Penge the sewers laid during the year were the 12-inch
pipe sewers, on the British Land Company's Estate, Croydon
Road, and the 12-inch pipe sewer in St. John's Road, particulars
of which will be found in the Table of Sewers laid by the Board.
The following Table give the number of Houses, sanctioned
to be built and drained, also the number of gullies, ventilating
shafts, and man-holes constructed during the year:—