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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 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Table: The following Order of the Metropolitan Board of Works has been carried out in accordance with the 87th Section of the Act of 1862.

The following Order of the Metropolitan Board of Works has been carried out in accordance with the 87th Section of the Act of 1862.

Date of Order.Locality.Subsidiary Names abolished.No. of Houses numbered.
1883. February 6Craven Hill GardensName assigned to a lane leading from Porchester Terrace to Leinster Terrace.• ••

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Tabular Statement of the Principal Works executed in the Sewers Department,
for the Year ending 25th March, 1883.
Brick Sewers
constructed at the
expense of
Air Shafts and Openings
constructed at the expense of
Number of Gulleys.
Number of side Entrances
constructed at the expense of
Examinations of
House Drains
as to their
General Condition.
Private
Parties.
The
Vestry.
Private Parties.
The Vestry.
Constructed and
Reconstructed.
Repaired.
Private Parties.
The Vestry.
FEET.
110
FEET.
565
—
2
125
34
—
2
122
Cleansing Sewers.
Number of Drains
constructed to
Buildings.
Total length of Drain.
Pipe laid to New Houses
and Stables and under
Footpath and Roadway.
Number of House Drains
reconstructed under
Footpath and Roadway.
Number of Complaints
received and
attended to.
|
Traps fixed to
House and Gulley
Drains.
CUBIC YARDS OF HEAVY
DEPOSITS REMOVED.
178
195
MILES.
3
FUR.
1
YARDS.
128
123
158
447
Total length of Sewers under the jurisdiction
of the Vestry 53 Miles, 0 Furlongs, 25 Yards.