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Lewisham 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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(3) As the District is large, the mileage of the streets being
about 24 miles, it is almost impossible that the Superintendent
can inspect all of them in the course of a clay,
and I therefore suggest for the consideration of the
Committee, that if he were provided with a pony and
trap in times of bad weather, it would facilitate his
work very much, and give him an opportunity of
supervising the whole of the District in a more efficient
manner than at present
CHARLES DUNCH,
Surveyor of the Board.
The Board resolved to approve and adopt the suggestions
contained in paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Report, that contained in
the third paragraph not being approved,
ADVERTISING ON HOARDINGS.
In July I prepared and submitted to the Board a Notice to
Builders and others as to the provisions of the Advertising Stations
(Rating) Act, 1889, together with Regulations pursuant to such Act.
The Board approved the same, which are as follows:—
BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE LIMEHOUSE DISTRICT.
Advertising Stations (Rating) Act, 1889.
To Builders, Contractors and Others.
Notice is Hereby given that by the Fifth Section of the
above Act, the Board of Works for the Limehouse District,
as the Authority for granting within its District a License for the
temporary erection of any Hoard, Gantry, Scaffold, or other