[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure ol he Board for the year ended 25th March, 1883. Of which particulars are comprised in the annexed detailed Statement. ??? A Summary Statement of the same is a/so appended, see pages 12 and 13).

1882. RECEIPTS.			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	???LEWISHAM. PAYMENTS.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the Year ended 25th March, 1883, referred to in the foregoing Statement.

1882. RECEIPTS.LEWISHAM. PAYMENTS.
March 26.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	General Purposes Account —	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d	£	s.	d.

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The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended 25th March, 1883, referred to in the foregoing Statement-Continued.

Receipts—Continued. PAYMENTS—Continued.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	LEWISHAM — CoNTINUED.	£	s.	d.	£	s	d	£	s	d

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The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the rear ended 25th March, 1883, referred to in the foregoing Statement-Confirmed

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General Summary of the foregoing Receipts.

	LEWISHAM.			PENGE.			Total.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d\|

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General Summary of the foregoing Payments.

	LEWISHAM.			PENGE.			Total.
	£	S.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s,	d.

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The Establishment Expenses Account referred to. Detailed Particulars of Receipts and Payments comprised under Establishment Expenses , and apportioned in the first instance between th e Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequent between the several rates le v ied,

RECEIPTS.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The Establishment Expenses Account referred to -Continued.

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A Summary Statement of the Receipts and Payments for the year ended 25th March, 1883, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the Year.

Names of Accounts.	Balances, 25th March, 1882.						Receipts.			Expenditure.			Balances, 25th March, 1883.
Names of Accounts.	in credit.			In Debt.			Receipts.			Expenditure.			In Credit.			In Debt.
	£	s.	d.	£	8	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d

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A Summary Statement showing the Financial condition of the Board and of each separate head of Expenditure on the 25th March, 1883.

Names of Account	cascatch 1883.						Assets.			Liabilities.			Financial condition of the Board.
Names of Account	In Credit.			In Debt.			Assets.			Liabilities.			In Credit.			In Debt.
LEWISH AM.	£	s	d.	£	s	d.	£	s.	d	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	S.	d.

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Statement of Monies owing to and the Debts and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1883 (exclusive of Mortgages), Of which particulars are comprised in annexed detailed sofware

LIABILITIES. ASSETS.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS.							CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
	£	8.	d	£	s	d	LEW 1811 AM.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised in the foregoing State m ent of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1883.

LEWI SHAM.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	LEWISHAM.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised in the f oregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, .883.—Continued.

LEWISHAM LIABILITIES										LEWISHAM. ASSETS.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised in the f oreg oing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1883—Continued.

LEWISHAM. LIABILITIES.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	LEWISHAM. ASSETS.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised in the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1883—Continued.

LIABILITIES.							ASSETS.
NEW STREETS.		£	s.	d. £	s.	d.	NEW STREETS	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The ESTABLISHMENT EXPENSES ACCOUNT, referred to in the foregoing Statements. Detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised under Establishment Expenses, and apportioned in the first instance between the Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequently between the several Rates levied.

LIABILITIES.
The Board's Hospital—	£	s.	d.	£	S.	d.	£	S.	d.

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THE NEW STREETS ACCOUNT. (Streets paved and Formed at the expense of Owners of Property therein.)

LEWISHAM. LIABILITIES.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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MORTGAGES. A Statement of the Mortgages outstanding on the 25th day of March, 1883. The UNITED KENT LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY INSTITUTION on COMPANY, Limited (formerly the Kent Office).

No. on Register.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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MORTGAGES—Continued. The Mortgages comprised in the foregoing Statement are chargeable on the Parishes and on the Rates undermentioned.

THE WHOLE DISTRICT.				£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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STATEMENT Of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1880-81, 1881-2, and 1882-3.

LEWISHAM.	1880-1.	1881-2.	1882-83.
General Purposes —	£	£	£

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TABLE OF Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1883.

No. on Register of Mortgages.	Date of Loan.	Amount borrowed.			Rate of Interest per cent.			Term for repayment.	Amount repaid to Lady-day, 1883.			Balance outstanding, Lady-day, 1883.			Purpose for which borrowed.

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STATEMENT of Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 26th March, 1883.

Date.	Name of Contractor.	Nature of Contract.	Amount or Price of Contract.

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Statement of Contracts— Continued.

Date.	Name of Contractor.	Nature of Contract.	Amount or Price of Contract.

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Statement of Contracts—Continued. 3

Date.	Name of Contractor.	Nature of Contract	Amount or Price of Contract.

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Statement of Contracts—Lonimuea.

Date.	Name of Contractor.	Nature of Contract.	Amount or Price of Contract.

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TABLE I. Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (Gross numbers).

Population Estimated at the middle of the Year 1882.*		No. of Inhabited Houses in Parish or District.	Births.	Deaths.	Marriages.

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TABLE II. Annual Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children and Deaths in Public Institutions.

Year*.	Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living.	Deaths of Children under 1 year: percentage to Total Deaths.	Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Total Births.	Deaths of Children under 5 years: per cent. to Total Deaths.	Percentage of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths.

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TABLE III. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.

Cause of Death. Classes of Diseases.	AGES.														Total.	Males and Female
Cause of Death. Classes of Diseases.	0 to 1	l to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 to 95	95 & upwards.	Total under 5 years	Total.	M.	F.

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TABLE III. (Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.

Cause of Death. Classes.	Ages.														Total.	Male and Female
Cause of Death. Classes.	0 to 1	l to 2	2 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 to 95	95 & upwards.	Total under 5 years	Total.	M.	F.

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TABLE III. (Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.

Cause of Death. Classes.	AGES.														Total.	Male and Female
Cause of Death. Classes.	0 to ¹	l to 2	2 to 9	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 to 95	95 & upwards.	Total under 5 years	Total.	M.	F.

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TABLE IV. Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1000 Deaths, 1882.

	Total Deaths.	Deaths per 1000 of Population.	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths.

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TABLE V. Showing the number of Deaths in the 10 years, 1872 to 1881, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1882.

Disease.	1872.	1873.	1874.	1875.	1876.	1877.	1878.	1879.	1880.	1881.	Annual Average of 10 years. 1872—1881.	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 yean, 1872.1881.	1882.	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1882.

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TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ended December 31, 1882.

Total.	Black-heath & Lewis- ham.	Sydenham and Forest-hill.	Penge.	Sub-Districts.

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TABLE VII. The number of Inhabited Houses, the Estimated Population, 1882, with the Birth and Death Rate in the different Regis trars Sub-districts in Lewisham Parish and the Hamlet of Penge, together comprising "The Lewisham District."

Registrars' Sub-districts.	Number of Inhabited Houses, Midsummer, 1882.	Estimated Population.	Number of Births, 1882.	Birth Rate per 1000.	Number of Deaths 1882.	Rate of Mortality per 1000.

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TABLE VIII. The Area, Census Population in 1871 and 1881, Estimated Population in 1882, and Mortality in various Metropolitan Districts and in England and Wales, &c.

Places.	Area in Square Miles.	Enumerated Population.		Population estimated to the middle of 1882.	Average Annual Mortality per 1,000 in the 10 years 1872-81.	Annual Kate of Mortality per 1,000 living in 1882.
Places.	Area in Square Miles.	1871.	1881.	Population estimated to the middle of 1882.	Average Annual Mortality per 1,000 in the 10 years 1872-81.	Annual Kate of Mortality per 1,000 living in 1882.

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TABLE IX. Population; Persons to an Acre; Births and Deaths; Mean Temperature. and Rainfall in the 52 weeks ending 30th December, 1882, in 28 Towns.

CITIES and BOROUGHS.	Estimated Population in the middle of the Your 1882.¹	Persons to an acre, (1882).	Registered in\| 52 Weeks ending 30th Dec., 1882.		Mean Temperature in 52 Weeks, ending 30th Dec., 1882.	Rainfall in 52 Weeks, ending 30th Dec., 1882.
CITIES and BOROUGHS.	Estimated Population in the middle of the Your 1882.¹	Persons to an acre, (1882).	Births.	Deaths.	Mean Temperature in 52 Weeks, ending 30th Dec., 1882.	Rainfall in 52 Weeks, ending 30th Dec., 1882.

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TABLE X. The Annual Return of Children attending Public Elementary and other Efficient Schools in the Parish of Lewisham, including the Hamlet of Penge, for the year ending Christ-mas, 1882.

No.	Names of the Schools and where Situated. c	Accommo-dation as certified.	Number on Roll at end of year.	Averageon the Roll for the year.		Highest attendance on any one day.		Average daily attendance.

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HIGHWAYS. The following Table will give the quantities of material used for the maintenance of the Public Roads in the District:—

Division.	Granite.	Port Philip Stone.	Dug Flints.	Gravel.	Total.

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The rainfall from 26th March, 1882, to the 25th March, 1883, inclusive, as read at the rain guage at the Stone-yard, Forest Hill, was as follows:—

Number of days on which rain fell.	inches dec.

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were watered at a contract price of 8s. 3d. per day for each horse, man, and set of harness; Mr. Richard Winnifrith being the contractor. The Board in each case supplied the waggons and carts. The following will give the number of miles of Road watered during the season.

Locality.	Miles.	Yards.

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The following will show the new lamps erected.

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Penge.

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Lewisham Parish .

No. or District or Locality.	Contract Price per Load.		Name of Contractor.
	s.	d

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Hamlet of Penge.

No. or District or Locality.	Contract Price per Load.		Name of Coxtractor.
	s.	d.

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I have prepared the following Table showing the work executed:—

Locality.	Description op Work.

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The Table below will give the work done in Penge:—

Locality.	Description of Work.

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TAR PAVING. The following Tables will show the Tar Paving laid:-Lewisham Parish.

Locality.	No. of Superficial Yards.

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Hamlet of Pence.

Locality.	No. Of super-FICIAL YARDS.

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The following Table will give the Improvements proposed and carried out during the year. Lewisham Parish.

Locality of Improvement	Remarks.

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NEW STREETS. The following New Streets were paved and formed (or are in hand) under the 105th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act:—

Name or Street.	Lenoth in feet.	Estimated cost.			Remarks.

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Name of Street.	Length in feet.	Estimated Cost.			Remarks.
LEWISHAM PARISH.		£	8.	d.

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SEWERS. The following Table will give the Sewers completed, pro jected, and sanctioned during the year:—

Name of Road, &c.	Length in feet.	Size.	Material.	Remarks.

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Sewers—Continued.

Name of Road, &c.	Length in feet.	Size.	Material.	Remarks.

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I have prepared the Table below showing the numbers of Houses built and drained; also the number of gullies, ventilators, and manholes constructed in existing Sewers during the year:—

Locality.	No. of Houses Sanc-tioned to be Built and Drained.	No. of House#, &c., sanctioned to be Drained.	No. of Additions to Buildings sactioned.	No. of Dwelling Houses and Public Buildings. &c., completed within the year.	No. of Frontage Drains laid.	No. of Gullies constructed in Public Roads.	No. of Flushing Chambers constructed.	No. of Ventilators con- J structed.

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SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE. The following Table will give the Surface Drains sanctioned in each new street, and those laid or completed during the year:—

Locality.	Length in feet	Size of Pipe, &c.	Material.	Remarks.

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new streets sanctioned.

Name of New Street.	Locality.	Date of Sanction by the Metropolitan Board.

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Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure ol he Board for the year ended 25th March, 1883. Of which particulars are comprised in the annexed detailed Statement. ??? A Summary Statement of the same is a/so appended, see pages 12 and 13).

The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the Year ended 25th March, 1883, referred to in the foregoing Statement.

The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the year ended 25th March, 1883, referred to in the foregoing Statement-Continued.

The detailed Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the rear ended 25th March, 1883, referred to in the foregoing Statement-Confirmed

General Summary of the foregoing Receipts.

General Summary of the foregoing Payments.

The Establishment Expenses Account referred to. Detailed Particulars of Receipts and Payments comprised under Establishment Expenses , and apportioned in the first instance between th e Parish of Lewisham and Hamlet of Penge, and subsequent between the several rates le v ied,

The Establishment Expenses Account referred to -Continued.

A Summary Statement of the Receipts and Payments for the year ended 25th March, 1883, And of the Cash Balances at the commencement and end of the Year.

A Summary Statement showing the Financial condition of the Board and of each separate head of Expenditure on the 25th March, 1883.

Statement of Monies owing to and the Debts and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1883 (exclusive of Mortgages), Of which particulars are comprised in annexed detailed sofware

The detailed particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised in the foregoing State m ent of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1883.

The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised in the f oregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, .883.—Continued.

The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised in the f oreg oing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1883—Continued.

The detailed Particulars of Assets and Liabilities comprised in the foregoing Statement of Monies owing to and Liabilities of the Board on the 25th March, 1883—Continued.

THE NEW STREETS ACCOUNT. (Streets paved and Formed at the expense of Owners of Property therein.)

MORTGAGES. A Statement of the Mortgages outstanding on the 25th day of March, 1883. The UNITED KENT LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY INSTITUTION on COMPANY, Limited (formerly the Kent Office).

MORTGAGES—Continued. The Mortgages comprised in the foregoing Statement are chargeable on the Parishes and on the Rates undermentioned.

STATEMENT Of comparison of Expenditure between the years 1880-81, 1881-2, and 1882-3.

TABLE OF Loans raised from the 1st January, 1856, to Lady-day, 1883.

STATEMENT of Contracts entered into by the Board in the year ended 26th March, 1883.

Statement of Contracts— Continued.

Statement of Contracts—Continued. 3

Statement of Contracts—Lonimuea.

TABLE I. Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages. (Gross numbers).

TABLE II. Annual Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children and Deaths in Public Institutions.

TABLE III. Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.

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TABLE III. (Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.

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TABLE III. (Continued.) Deaths registered at several groups of ages from different causes during the year 1882.

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TABLE IV. Showing mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1000 Deaths, 1882.

TABLE V. Showing the number of Deaths in the 10 years, 1872 to 1881, from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, and the number in 1882.

TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, &amp;c., completed in the year ended December 31, 1882.

TABLE VII. The number of Inhabited Houses, the Estimated Population, 1882, with the Birth and Death Rate in the different Regis trars Sub-districts in Lewisham Parish and the Hamlet of Penge, together comprising "The Lewisham District."

TABLE VIII. The Area, Census Population in 1871 and 1881, Estimated Population in 1882, and Mortality in various Metropolitan Districts and in England and Wales, &amp;c.

TABLE IX. Population; Persons to an Acre; Births and Deaths; Mean Temperature. and Rainfall in the 52 weeks ending 30th December, 1882, in 28 Towns.

TABLE X. The Annual Return of Children attending Public Elementary and other Efficient Schools in the Parish of Lewisham, including the Hamlet of Penge, for the year ending Christ-mas, 1882.

HIGHWAYS. The following Table will give the quantities of material used for the maintenance of the Public Roads in the District:—

The rainfall from 26th March, 1882, to the 25th March, 1883, inclusive, as read at the rain guage at the Stone-yard, Forest Hill, was as follows:—

were watered at a contract price of 8s. 3d. per day for each horse, man, and set of harness; Mr. Richard Winnifrith being the contractor. The Board in each case supplied the waggons and carts. The following will give the number of miles of Road watered during the season.

The following will show the new lamps erected.

Penge.

Lewisham Parish .

Hamlet of Penge.

I have prepared the following Table showing the work executed:—

The Table below will give the work done in Penge:—

TAR PAVING. The following Tables will show the Tar Paving laid:-Lewisham Parish.

Hamlet of Pence.

The following Table will give the Improvements proposed and carried out during the year. Lewisham Parish.

NEW STREETS. The following New Streets were paved and formed (or are in hand) under the 105th Section of the Metropolis Local Management Act:—

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SEWERS. The following Table will give the Sewers completed, pro jected, and sanctioned during the year:—

Sewers—Continued.

I have prepared the Table below showing the numbers of Houses built and drained; also the number of gullies, ventilators, and manholes constructed in existing Sewers during the year:—

SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE. The following Table will give the Surface Drains sanctioned in each new street, and those laid or completed during the year:—

new streets sanctioned.

TABLE VI. Inspectors' Reports of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ended December 31, 1882.

TABLE VIII. The Area, Census Population in 1871 and 1881, Estimated Population in 1882, and Mortality in various Metropolitan Districts and in England and Wales, &c.