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Paddington 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
the Accountant and paid to the Vestry General
Account.
Examination of Private Drains.
One huildred and Hcventeen examinations have
beeb made by the sewermen in the public sewers at
the request of private persons, to report upon the
condition and position of, and remove obstructions
from house drains.
Eighteen similar examinations have been made for,
and at the request of, the Sanitary Department.
One hundred and seventy examinations of defective
and stopped gulleys, sewer ventilators, urinals,
manhole and side-entrance covers, &c., have been
made by the sewermen, and the matters complained
of remedied.
New Buildings.
There lias been considerable energy shown this
year in the erection of buildings upon that portion of
this parish as yet undeveloped, and in the demolition
ol old property to permit the erection of large new
Hats, &c. Among the new buildings the most noteworthy
include two stations in Uxbridge Road for the
Central London Railway, and many large blocks of
Hats in Maida Vale.
The following combined drains have been reconstructed during this year, at a total cost to the Vestry of £2,360 18s. 9½d. In all cases the work has been executed under the Sewer Jobbing Works Contract.
| Locality. | Length. | Manholes. |
|---|---|---|
| Feet. | ||
| No. 319, Edgware Road | 90 | — |
| Cumberland House, Clifton Gardens | 20 | — |
| No. 27, Caroline Place | 60 | 2 |
| Nos. 2 to 16, Ranelagh Road | 316 | 2 |
| Nos. 12 to 24, Westbourne Park Crest. | 284 | 1 |
| Nos. 208 and 210, Harrow Road | 34 | 1 |
| No. 22, Westbourne Terrace (manhole) | — | 1 |
| Nos. 8 to 26, Waverley Road | 292 | 2 |
| Nos. 9, 10, & 11, South Wharf Road | 142 | 2 |
| Nos. 81 and 82, Moscow Road | 26 | 1 |
| No. 63, Westbourne Park Road | 34 | — |
| Nos. 1 to 7, Orchard Street | 112 | 1 |
| Nos. 1 to 19, Alfred Road | 190 | 2 |
| Nos. 26 to 42, Blomfield Street | 375 | 5 |
| Nos. 3 to 7, Clifton Gardens | 51 | — |
| Stanley Mews | 105 | 1 |
| Nos. 5, 6, 7, & 8, Clarendon Mews (In this case the combined drain has been entirely removed and none now remains.) | 90 | - |