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Lewisham 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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ROAD WATERING.
A new agreement was entered into with the Lambeth Water
Company for the supply of water for road watering, sewer
flushing, &c. The Board is now to pay £35 per mile for roads
watered from the Rock Hill Reservoir, £30 per mile for those
watered from Selhurst Reservoir, and £25 for the remainder of
the roads which are served from the Norwood Reservoir; this is
a reduction of £5 per mile for the Rock Hill and Norwood services.
125,000 gallons of water for flushing purposes is given
free for every mile of road water. This new arrangement will
save the Board about £100 per annum.
The length of roads watered was—
| Division. | Miles. | Yards. |
|---|---|---|
| Sydenham and Forest.hill | 31 | 33 |
| Hamlet of Penge | 12 . | 1203 |
| Total | 43 | 1236 |
RAINFALL.
The rainfall as registered at the Board's Yard in Waldram.
road, Forest.hill, was 20.95 inches, falling on 124 days.
This shows an increase of 3.07 inches of rain as compared with last year, and a decrease of 8 wet days.
| Number of days on which snow or rain fell. | inches. | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1899 March 20th to 31st inclusive | 0.37 |
| 16 | „ April | 2.01 |
| 9 | ,, May | 1.26 |
| 5 | ,, June | 0.87 |
| 5 | „ July | 0.55 |
| 6 | „ August | 0.34 |
| 14 | „ September | 2.38 |
| 9 | ,, October | 2.15 |
| 10 | ,, November | 375 |
| 9 | „ December | 1.10 |
| 13 | 1900 January | 2.40 |
| 19 | „ February | 3.24 |
| 4 | „ March 1st to 25th inclusive | 0.55 |
| 124 days, | Total—Inches | 20.95 |