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REPORT
TO THE VESTRY OF PADDINGTON.
Vestry Hall;
July, 1865.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to you
the usual Annual Summary of the proceedings of
the Sanitary Committee in the execution of the
powers vested in them by law, or entrusted to
them by the Vestry, for the Sanitary improvement
of the Parish of Paddington.
During the year terminating on the 31st of
December, 1864, 298 Orders for the improvement
of houses, or for the removal of nuisances were
issued by the Sanitary Committee, all of which
were eventually complied with.
The proceedings commenced in 1863, under
the Local Management Act, relating to the houses
Nos. 29—48, North Wharf Road, and Nos. 2—20,
Dudley Street, have been carried on, and the
requirements of the Vestry have been in part
complied with. The drainage has been somewhat
improved, and covered cisterns fitted with suitable
self-closing valves, and other water supply apparatus
have been fixed at a sufficient height for the