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Paddington 1858

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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The following Sewers have been constructed in the places undermentioned, at the expense of the Owners of Property:—

ft.ft.in.ft.in.
Richmond Mews240 run1.6 by16 half brick Sewer.
Lanark Villas50 „3.0 by20 ditto ditto.
Hall Park2005 „3.9 by2 .6 whole brick Sewer.
Ditto ditto475„3.0 by20 half brick Sewer.
Leinster & Princes Squares670 „3.9 by26 whole brick Sewer.
Ditto ditto670 „3.0 by20 half brick Sewer.
Westbourne Grove Terrace220 „1.6 by16 ditto ditto.
Norfolk Square Mews220 „1.6 by16 ditto ditto.
Portsdown Road60 „3.0 by20 ditto ditto.

In the Great Western Road, one Side-Entrance
to Sewer has been made; and seventy-nine Gully
Drains have been constructed in different parts
of the Parish, for the purpose of carrying off the
surface water.
Total length of Sewer constructed, 7752 feet
run, at a cost of £ 3899. Total length of DrainPipe
laid down, 30,961 feet run—the value I
estimate at £2322.
About twelve miles of Brick Sewer, in which
the deposit varied from two to nine inches in
depth, have been thoroughly cleansed; the hard