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Limehouse 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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2 New Side Entrances constructed.
1 Ventilator raised.
4 New Flushing Boxes have been fixed.
2 New side entrance flaps.
2 Urinals repaired.
The following Sewers have been cleansed by the Contractor of
the Board, viz. :—
295 feet of 12in. pipe.
All the Gullies in the District have been periodically emptied,
and filled with water.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
90 houses (including 33 new erections and other buildings)
have been connected with the Sewers, and the following works
executed in connection therewith, viz. :—
1,241 feet of 9in. Pipe Drains laid.
4,404 „ 6in. „
1,379 „ 4in. „
98 Closet pans and traps fixed.
133 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.
PAVING.
New footway Paving has been laid down as follows, viz. :—
Limehouse—Parts of Commercial Road, Mill Place, St. Paul's
Road, Lamham, Street, St. Ann's Street, Burdett Road, and Three
Colt Street.
Ratcliff.—Parts of Commercial Road, and Harris Court,
No. 15
| No. | Date of Mortgage. | Amount. | Rate of Interest. | Secured on. | For what purpose Borrowed. | From whom Borrowed. | For what Term. | Repayments. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £85,116 10/ | £50,775 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | 1874, October 1 | £2,816 10/ | £3 18/6 | General Rates. | For Improvements in Wapping Wall, Shadwell. | Metropolitan Board of Works. | Fifty-five Years, to be repaid as fol lows : £62 10s. on 1st Oct.,1875; £51 on 1st Oct., in 54 succeeding Years. | 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, aud Sir William Warren's Square. | Ditto. | Fifty-four Years, to be repaid as follows: £45 on 1st Oct., 1876; £35 1st Oct. in 53 succeeding Years. | £150 | 0 | 0 |
| 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. | Fifteen Years, to be repaid as follows : £700 on 1st Oct., 1876; £700 on 1st Oct. in 14 succeeding Years. | £2,800 | 0 | 0 |
| £102,233 | £58,442 | 0 | 0 | |||||||