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Paddington 1873

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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parties concerned, and Copies thereof filed at the
Vestry Hall.
One hundred and twenty applications for the reconstruction
and repair of Drains under the Public
Roads and Footways to 140 Houses and Premises,
have been received, and the Works executed at the
Owners' cost.
Brick Sewers were constructed in Woodfield
Road and Place, Alfred Road, and Maida Hill West,
for the more efficient drainage of the premises there,
at a cost to the Vestry of £1,184. A portion of this
sum will be re-paid to the Vestry by the Owners of
the Houses on application to lay Drains into the
Sewers.
Pipe Sewers have been laid in Uxbridge Road
and Lancaster Grate, for the better drainage of the roadways
there, at a cost to the Vestry of £137.
The 9-inch Pipe Sewers in portions of Porchester
Mews and Chapel Side having become stopped and
broken, they were removed and substituted by 9 and
12-inch Pipes, at a cost to the Vestry of £121.
Two miles, one furlong, and sixty yards of Stoneware
Drain Pipes have been laid down to the new
Houses and Premises before mentioned, at an estimated
cost to the Owners of Property of £766.
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Seven hundred and twenty-two distinct Works
relative to the repair of Sewers and Gulleys, laying
pipe drains, and fixing traps, have been executed at
a cost of £2,689. This sum includes £667 received