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At the entrance, to Messrs. Campbell and Swainston's premises in
St. Paul's Road.
The crossing at the entrance to Freeman's Cooperage, Church
Row, has been altered.
Shadwell—At the entrance of the premises in rear of
Messrs. Hewett's Offices, Gould's Hill.
Wapping — At the entrance to Granite Wharf, High Street.
At the entrance to the London and St. Katharine Docks.
Company's premises in Upper East Smithfield.
PUBLIC URINALS.
The number of Public Urinals in the District is 21
The Urinals in the District are periodically flushed, and cleansed
three times each day and oftener if required in hot weather, by men
employed by the Board, with water supplied by the East London
Water Works Company.
Water boards have been fixed in Spencer Street, Limehouse, to
prevent nuisances being commited along the dead wall.
CLEANSING AND WATERING.
The Carriageways and Footways of the principal Streets
throughout the District are swept and cleansed daily and others
every alternate day. In bad weather the whole of the streets are
cleansed daily, and the Commercial Road and East and west India
Dock Roads twice a day if necessary.
During the Season which commenced on the 1st March, 1886
and terminated on the 18th. October. 1886, the streets were watered
by the Contractors with water supplied by the East London Water
Works Company, the quantity of water used during the season
being 6,163,000 gallons.
During the hot and dry weather the Courts and Alleys through-
out the District have been flushed with water.
GENERAL WORKS.
The Great Eastern Railway Company have fixed galvanised
iron screens under certain of the Railway Bridges in place of old and
defective screens, to prevent drippings from the bridges.
The Post Office Authorities have fixed fire Alarm Posts as
follows, viz.: one on the west side of New Gravel Lane, near the
Dock Gate; one on the east side of Church Street, wapping, near
the Charity Schools; one at the west entrance to Stepney Church
yard; and one in the Commercial Road, opposite the Swan Public
House, at the corner of White Horse Street.