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Lewisham 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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The Board of Works for the Lewisham District.
SURVEYOR'S REPORT
Of Work fnnttrd fmm 1891, to Latiu-tlay, 1892.
Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in submitting this my Twenty-third
ml Report on the works carried out and the general business
sacted in my department daring the past financial year.
HIGHWAYS.

Table: The Material used for the maintenance of the public roads and foottpaths in the District during the year was as follows:—

The Material used for the maintenance of the public roads and foottpaths in the District during the year was as follows:—

Division.Broken Guernsey Granite.Port Philip Stone.Picked Flints.Dug Flints.Gravel.Total.
Lewisham Parish (cubic yds)27681559...299212078526
Hamlet of Penge (ditto)405...397...5071309
Total31731559397299217149835

Table: The rainfall recorded at the Forest Hill Stoneyard, was as under:—

The rainfall recorded at the Forest Hill Stoneyard, was as under:—

Number of days on which snow or rain fellINCHES.
1 1891March 26th to 31st, inclusive0.04
7 ,,April0.44
16 „May3.48
9 „June104
14 ,,July3.92
22 ,,August3 31
13 ,,September0.82
22 „October447
16 ,,November2.00
22 ,,December2.68
8 18920*48
15 ,,February1*29
6 ,,March, 1st to 25th inclusive0.94
Total 171Total24*91