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REPORT.
Vestry Hall, Paddington;
June, 1861.
Gentlemen,
In compliance with the requirements
of the 196th Section of the "Metropolis Local
Management Act," I have the honor to submit my
Fifth Annual Report of the Works executed in
the Sewers Department,from the 25th March, 1860,
to the 25th March, 1861, inclusive.
During the period embraced in this Report,
forty-four Notices for the erection of one Church,
202 Houses, and three Stables, have been received,
in accordance with the requirements of the 76th
Section of the "Metropolis Local Management
Act," and twenty-five applications have been made,
and granted, for the re-construction of Drains
to twenty-seven old Houses and Premises. These
were rendered necessary in consequence of Notices
issued by the Sanitary and Public Health Committee,
or were executed at the suggestion of the
Owners of the respective Buildings.
In every case where Cesspools and common