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Lewisham 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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1 New Gully re-constructed.
26 „ altered and repaired.
15 New Gully Grates supplied.
82 ft. of 6-in. pipe drain, to connect the same with the
Sewers.
1 New Manhole constructed.
3 New Flushing Boxes have been fixed.
1 Flushing Shaft cleansed and repaired.
2 New side entrance flaps.
2 New tide valves.
The following Sewers have been cleansed by the Contractor of
the Board, viz. :—
271 feet of 2ft. Brick Sewer.
669 „ 12in. pipe.
64 „ 6in. „
All the Gullies in the District have been periodically emptied,
and filled with water.
house drainage.
115 houses (including 53 new erections and other buildings)
have been connected with the Sewers, and the following works
executed in connection therewith, viz. :—
210 feet of 12-inch Pipe Drains laid.
1,162 „ 9-inch „
4,682 ,, 6-inch „
1,779 „ 4-inch „
121 Closet pans and traps fixed.
228 Sinks and traps fixed.
Inspections are being constantly made by the Inspectors,
under my direction, from house to house throughout the District,
for the purpose of ascertaining what Cesspools remain, and whether
any defective drains exist.
No. 15
| No. | Date of Mortgage. | Amount. | Rate of Interest. | Secured on. | For what purpose Borrowed. | From whom Borrowed. | For what Term. | Repayments. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | £85,116 10/ | £3 18/6 | General Rates. | For Improvements in Wapping Wall, Shadwell. | Metropolitan Board of Works. | £46,339 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1874., October 1 | 2,816 10/ | The whole. | ||||||||
| £2,816 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| (By Contribution from Metropolitan Board.) | ||||||||||
| 23 | 1876, February 9 | £1,900 | £3 18/6 | Ditto. | For certain Works, viz.: the widening of High Street, Wapping, between Wapping Dock Street, and Sir William Warren's Square. | Ditto. | Fifty-four Years, to be repaid as follows: £45 on 1st Oct., 1876; £35 on 1st Oct. in 53 succeeding Years. | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| (In advance). | ||||||||||
| 24 | 1876, February 9 | £1,900 | £3 18/6 | Ditto. | Ditto. | Ditto. | Ditto. | The whole. | ||
| £1,900 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| (By Contribution from Metropolitan Board.) | ||||||||||
| 25 | 1876, March 8 | £10,500 | £3 18/6 | Ditto. | For certain Paving Works, viz.: Commercial Road, East and West India Dock Roads, and also Paving Works in Limehouse and Shadwell. | Ditto. i | Fifteen Years, to be repaid as follows : £700 on 1st Oct., 1876; £700 on 1st Oct. in 14 succeeding Years. | £1,400 | 0 | 0 |
| £102,233 | £52,546 | 0 | 0 | |||||||