London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Limehouse 1873

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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No. 17.
to the
BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LIMEHOUSE
DISTRICT.
Department of Works,
Offices,
White Horse Street,
Commercial Road, East.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit to you my Report upon the Works executed
in the District from Lady-day, 1873, to Lady-day, 1874.
SEWERS.
New Sewers have been constructed of the following lengths
and sizes, viz.:—
PIPE SEWERS.
746 feet 12-inch Pipe Sewer, constructed in Salmon Lane, Limehouse
52 „ 12-inch Pipe Sewer, constructed
288 „ „ „ re-constructed Northey Street,
138 „ 9-inch Pipe Sewer, constructed Gloucester Street, „
114 „ 9 „ „ „ Salmon Street, „
52 „ 9 „ „ „ Shoulder Mutton Alley „
133 „ 12 „ „ „ Northey Street, ,,
182 „ 9 „ „ (re-constructed) ,, „
1,041 „ 12 „ „ (constructed) Fore Street, „
458 „ 9 „ „ „ South side Ropemakers' Fields
56 „ 9 „ „ „ Dorset Street, Ratcliff.
300 „ 9 „ „ „ Star Street, and Wapping
Wall, Shadwell.
(in lieu of 458 feet of Old Brick Sewer filled up.)