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Lewisham 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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to, in Lewisham, 59,180 gallons, and in Penge 18,915 gallons of
water.
This large quantity of water will give a good idea of the
amount of flushing that goes on automatically in the District
night and day, and which I venture to say few people are aware of:
Parish of Lewisham.
Locality.
Capacity of
Tank in
Gallons.
Diameter of
Syphon
in Inches.
Albion Road
8
Algernon Road
780
8
Algernon Road
550
8
Avenue road
780
6
Barmeston Road
700
8
Beacon Road
700
8
Beadnell Road
700
8
Blythe Hill
600
8
Blythe Vale
400
8
Brockley Road
800
8
Brookdale Road
500
8
Burghill Road
600
8
Church Hill
1000
8
Church Vale
1000
12
Clarendon Road
1000
8
Colfe Road
780
8
Comerford Road
1000
12
Dacres Road
780
8
Dartmouth Place
800
6
Dartmouth Row
1000
8
Dermody Road
700
8
Devpmshire Road
900
8
Dillwyn Road
700
8
Drysdale Road
800
6
Elgin Terrace
900
6
Eliot Park
700
8
Elmira Street
1000
12
Engleheart Road
750
6
Fordyce Road
750
6
Garlies Road
700
8
Gilmore Road
500
8
Granville Park
700
8
Hither Green Lane
1000
8
Honor Oak Road
1000
8
Horton Street
520
6
Howson Road
780
8
Hurstbourne Road
625
8
John Street
700
6
Kemble Road
780
8
Kent House Road
625
8
Kilmorie Road
700
8
Kneller Road
500
6
Ladywell Park
780
8
Lawrie Park Gardens
780
8