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FIRE-PLUG INDICATORS.
These indicators are marked upon the gas lamps to
indicate the position of the various fire-plugs in the District.
The Board again refer to them in this year's Report, feeling
assured that this information cannot be too frequently brought
before the public.
STREET NAMING, &c.
During the year the following Orders have been made
by the Metropolitan Board, altering Street names, &c.
An Order (29th April, 1881), for re-naming Blind
Lane, Perry Hill, " Vancouver Road, S.E."
„ (29th April, 1881), for re-naming Three
Tuns Alley, "Tranquil Passage, S.E."
„ (13th May, 1881), for re-numbering the
houses in Upper Winchester Road.
„ (1st July, 1881), for re-numbering the
houses in Station Road, Penge.
„ (3rd February, 1882), for re-naming
Lewisham Road, "Lewisham Lower
Road, S.E.," and re-numbering the
houses therein.*
SANITARY.
The Sanitary condition of the district continues highly
satisfactory, as will be seen by a careful perusal of the
Report of the Medical Officer appended hereto; and the
number of inhabited houses and the population of the
District also continues to increase, as shown by the table
in the Medical Officer's Report annexed (page 8). The
number in each case, at Midsummer, 1881, being—
Inhabited houses 11,400
Estimated Population 71,508
The constant attention paid by the Board, through
* Note.— This order has since been rescinded by the Metropolitan Board,
on the application of the residents, strongly supported by the Board.