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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Tabular Statement of the principal Works executed in the Highway Department, for the Year ending 25th March, 1873.
| New Streets taken to. | Streets paved under the Metropolis Local Management Acts. | Granite Crossings laid down. | Old Footways repaved. | Mews repaved. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILE. | FUR. | YDS. | MILE. | FUR. | YDS. | MILE. | FUR. | YDS. | MILE. | FUR. | YDS. | MILE. | FUR. | YDS. |
| - | 2 | 55 | - | 1 | 69 | - | - | 210 | 1 | 2 | 70 | - | - | 152 |
| miles. | fur. | yds. | ||||||||||||
| Total length of Parish Roads | 41 | 3 | 35 | |||||||||||
Tabular Statement of the principal Works executed in the Sewers Department, for the year ending 25th March, 1873.
| New Brick & Pipe Sewers constructed at the expense of the Vestry. | Air Shafts & Openings constructed at the expense of the Vestry. | Number of Gulleys Constructed and Reconstructed. | Number of side Entrances constructed by Vestry. | Cleansing Sewers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEET. 135 | 46 | 169 | 3 | CUBIC YDS. OF SOIL REMOVED. 682 |
| Number of Drains constructed to New Houses, Stables, &c. | Total length of Drain Pipe laid to New Houses and Stables and under Footpath and Roadway. | No. of House Drains re-constructed under Footpath & Roadway. | Number of Complaints received and attended to. | Traps fixed to House and Gulley Drains. |
| 90 | mile. fur. yards. 1 3 165 | 116 | 178 | 398 |
Total length of Sewers under the jurisdiction of the Vestry ... 48 Miles 5 Furlongs 50 Yards.