Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 Mews | 240 run | 1. | 6 by | 1 | 6 half brick Sewer. |
Lanark Villas | 50 „ | 3. | 0 by | 2 | 0 ditto ditto. |
Hall Park | 2005 „ | 3. | 9 by | 2 . | 6 whole brick Sewer. |
Ditto ditto | 475„ | 3. | 0 by | 2 | 0 half brick Sewer. |
Leinster & Princes Squares | 670 „ | 3. | 9 by | 2 | 6 whole brick Sewer. |
Ditto ditto | 670 „ | 3. | 0 by | 2 | 0 half brick Sewer. |
Westbourne Grove Terrace | 220 „ | 1. | 6 by | 1 | 6 ditto ditto. |
Norfolk Square Mews | 220 „ | 1. | 6 by | 1 | 6 ditto ditto. |
Portsdown Road | 60 „ | 3. | 0 by | 2 | 0 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