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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 1886
[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, 1887.
Old Footways relaid Mews repaved. Wood paving renewed.
and repaved.
MILES. FUR. YDS. YARDS RUN. YARDS SUPR.
2 7 89 224 10977
MILES. FUR. YDS.
Total length of Parish Roads 49 3 161
Tabular Statement
| Brick Sewers constructed at the expense of | Air Shafts and Openings constructed at the expense of | Number of Gulleys. | Number of Manholes and 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. 728 | 2 | 50 | 52 | 20 | 99 | |||||
| Cleansing Sewers. | Number of Drains constructed to Buildings. | Total length of Drain-Pipe laid to New Houses & other Buildings & under Footpaths and Roadways. | Number of House Drains reconstructed under Footpaths and Roadways. | Number of Complaints received and attended to. | Traps fixed to House and Gulley Drains. | |||||
| CUBIC YA.RDS OF HEAVY DEPOSITS REMOVED. | LINEAL YARDS. | |||||||||
| 133 | 114 | 4605 | 99 | 164 | 196 | |||||
Total length of Sewers under the Jurisdiction of the Vestry. 53 Miles, 5 Furlong's. 47 Yards.