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the parish, for the season commencing at Lady-day, and ending at Michaelmas-day, 1867.
(For further particulars of contract see page 4.) <
In order to carry out more effectually the watering of roads and streets, the Vestry
have purchased of 'Messrs. Grlover, six new iron-bodied water-carts, (contract price,
£151 9s. 6d).
By arrangement with the contractors for the Main-drainage works, their sump in the
Rotherhithe New Road was converted into a well, and a pump fixed therein for watering
the roads. (Cost £48 0s. 0d.)
The two pump wells in Deptford Lower-road, at Walker-place, and China Hall, have
been lowered at a cost of £74 9s. l0d. the Main-sewers' works in the vicinity, having caused
them to become dry.
Dusting.
Numerous complaints having been made of the non-removal of Dust from the dwellings
of the inhabitants, the Vestry, in January, 1867, rescinded the contract with Mr. W. Stotesbury
for dusting the parish, and entered into a fresh contract for that purpose with Mr. A. T.
Hobman. (For particulars of contract, see page 4.)
Sanitary Measures, &c.
In consequence of the prevalence of Epidemic Cholera and Diarrhoea in the Metropolis,
in the Summer and Autumn of the year 1866, the Vestry resolved to carry out the Order and
Regulations of the Privy Council, under the "Diseases' Prevention Act, 1855," and for that
purpose, they divided the parish of Rotherhithe into six districts, and appointed a Medical
visitor to each district to attend all persons suffering from the epidemic gratuitously.
The vestry also directed the several Chemists in the parish to supply gratuitously to all
applicants, one bottle of diarrhoea medicine at the expense of the Vestry.
Two Assistant Inspectors of Nuisances were also temporarily appointed to assist the
Sanitary Inspector in searching out and abating all nuisances. (For further particulars on
this subject, see Medical Officer of Health Report, Appendix, No. 1.)
The Vestry having resolved to put the "Sanitary Act, 1866/' in force in this parish,
regulations thereunder for the registration of houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members
of more than one family have been drawn up and approved by Her Majesty's Secretary of
State. Also for the better carrying out of the provisions of the Act, the Vestry have divided
the parish into two districts, (cast and west), and appointed a committee to act in each district.
I he office ol Medical Officer of Health to the Vestry having become vacant by the
decease of Dr. William Murdoch, in October, 1866, Samuel Tilley, Esq., of Union Road,
Rotherhithe, Surgeon, was duly elected to the office in December, 1866.