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That in the said month of August, last year, your Board took the management
of this sewer, and connected it with the sewer in the neighbouring Parish of Bermondsey,
with a view of relieving that Parish.
That this sewer is below its outlet into the Earl Main Sewer, and in conse-
quence thereof a vast amount of deposit has accumulated therein.
That the Vestry of this Parish prevented the increases of the reduced such
deposit, by frequently flushing it out with fresh water from the Mill Pond, situate at
the west end of Paradise-row (being the head of the sewere in Rotherhithe), which
Water was obtained by the Vestry for the small annual payment of five pounds, and
also by other means of flushing which were adopted along its course.
That this sewer has within the last three years received a very large increase of
sewage from the several new sewers, draining several hundred houses within this
parish, and made under the direction of the Vestry.
That from the low level of this sewer, it only discharges a portion of its contents
for two hours in every twelve, under the most favourable circumstances, and sometimes
not at all, and therefore there is constantly a very considerable quantity of
sewage remaining locked in by the tidal flap, at the south end against the East Sewer.
That this Vestry has been informed from your Board that this sewer is to
be cleansed, and emptied for the whole length in this Parish, and that a contract has
been entered into for that purpose.
That this Vestry is strongly of opinion, that from the very imperfect outlet of this
sewer as before mentioned, such sewer would in a short space of time be again filled
up with deposit, there being in addition to the sewage formerly taken intuit a large
quantity of sewage, which has been diverted from the Lime-kiln Sewer, and also
from its connection with the Parish of Bermondsey, now about to be relieved through
this sewer.
That this Vestry desires to impress upon your Board, the necessity in the first
place, of providing a better outlet for this sewer, as proposed by your Board last Tear
as a work of urgent necessity.
That since your Board has taken the control of this Deptford-road Sewer under
their jurisdiction, there have been eight very large air-holes made in different parts,
all of which are very much larger than any to be found in other localities.
That very numerours complaints have been made by the Inhabitants and
Passengers of the extremely offensive and dangerous exhalation of gases from these
large air-holes; and the attention of your Board has been repeatedly called to this
subject.
That this sewer being generally charged with sewage, which must remain
stagnant and pent up for may hours, the noxious gaseous matter steams up from
these air-shafts in very large and dangerous quantities.