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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Sewers,&c.
Fifty-two Notices have been received for the
erection of 233 Buildings, namely, one temporary
Church, 206 Houses and 26 Stables, in compliance
with the requirements of the 76th section of the
Act of 1855. Forty-six applications have been
made for the re-construction of Drains under the
Public Roads and Footways to 127 Houses and
Premises, at the expense of Owners of Property.
The following Sewers have been constructed in
the undermentioned Streets at the expense of
Owners of Property:—
ft. ft. in. ft. in.
Queensborough Terrace 860 run of 3 . 9 by 2 . 6 whole Brick Sewer.
Amberley Road 1350 „ ditto ditto.
Kensal Road, South side 50 „ ditto ditto.
Mews at the rear of Am-
500 ,, 2. 0 by 2. 0 half Brick Sewer,
berley Road
A 3-ft. 9-in. by 2-ft. 6-in. whole brick Sewer has
been constructed in Petersburgh Mews, in length
799 feet, at the expense of the Vestry.
One side entrance, seven ventilating shafts, and
105 Gully Drains have been constructed in various
parts of the Parish; 62 Gulleys have been
repaired.
Total length of Brick Sewers constructed is
3559 feet. Total length of Drain Pipes laid down
is 2 miles, 474 yards. The value of these works I
estimate at £ 3960.
About three quarters of a mile of Brick Sewers,
in which the deposit varied from two to nine inches