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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

Rotherhithe 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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The following applications for the erection of new houses and buildings have also
been received and plans checked and approved.
Number
of
Notices.
Number
of
Houses.
Additions
to
Houses.
Warehouses
and other
Buildings.
Churches,
Chapels,
Schools,
and additions
to same.
Total
Number
of
New
Buildings.
50
176
9
10
1
196
The pipe sewer, Rotherhithe Street, by the Gas Works has been continued 60
feet further eastward, and the two gullies there connected therewith, and trapped at
a cost of £23 7s. 2d.
A length of 128 feet of 12 inch pipe sewer has been laid in Rotherhithe-street,
near the Noah's Ark P H , to take the drainage of Caen Wharf and the road gullies,
at a cost of £43 16s. 7d.
15 inch pipe sewers have been laid in the following new streets, viz:—Nelldaleroad,
Pedworth-road and Mossington-road, the cost of which will be borne by the
owners of property in the said roads.
The 15 inch pipe sewer in Cranham-road has been continued on 200 feet, the
cost being apportioned amongst the owners of the property in the usual manner.
About 100 feet of the pipe sewer in Debnams-road, from the Manhole to the
Main sewer, Rotherhithe-new-road has been re-laid.
The 12 inch pipe sewer in Napier-terrace, Plough-road, has been continued on
northward, about 145 feet, and the cost thereof apportioned amongst the owners
of property there.
Notices have been served, by order of the vestry, upon the owners of property
having drainage outfalls into the River Thames, requiring them to properly drain
their premises into the sewers, and to discontinue draining into the river.
The old Watch House, at the Burial Ground, Church-street, has been fitted up
as a Store for the sewers laborers' tools, &c., at a cost of £32 10s. 0d.
Paving Works.
The following materials have been used in repairing the roads during the year
ended 25th March, 1875, viz:—
Broken Guernsey Granite 498 cubic yards.
Ditto Bombay Stone 78 „
Ditto Common Stone 156 „
Granite Sittings 24 „
Gravel and Hoggin 99 „
Slop and Snow carted 8778 Loads.
Water for watering roads 14160 „

Table: Paving and General Purposes Account

Paving and General Purposes Account

£s.d.£sd.
To cash received from Overseers on Accounrt of Paving Rates947000By Balance on 25th March, 1874164
„ Contributions towards cost of paving Raymouth Road1210„ Paid Salaries, viz:- Medical officer of health, Clerks, Assistant Clerk and Inspector of Niusiavnces700134
„ „ „ „ Yeoman Street188
„ „ „ „ Aspinden Road161140„ Commission229120½
„ „ „ „ Nelldale Road141120„ Rent of Vestry office2500
„ „ „ „ Pedworth road12953„ „ Surveyor's office1500
„ „ „ „ Maynard Road12174„ „ Stone Yard3426
„ „ „ „ Croft Road5138„ Paving Jobbing Works75921¼
„ „ „ „ Mossington Road31000„ Paving Rotherhithe Street and Church Street152714
„ „ „ „ Napier Terrace2633„ Paving Aspinden Road41900
„ „ „ „ Henwood Road5150„ London School Board expenses1010163
„ „ „ „ Rebceea terrace3240„ Day Labour87129½
„ Interest on Current Account with London & Westminister Bank900„ Cartage75566
„ Temporary Loan of London and Westminister Bank150000„ Broken Stone for Roads95663
1496„ Watering Roads440811
„ On Account of Loan, and interest (Mr. J. W. Barrett)224160
„ „ „ „ (Mr. R. Lawrence)812100
„ „ „ „ (Eagle Insurance Company)957132
„ On Account of Loan, Executors of (Mr. E.G. Dannell)7476
„ „ „ „ (Mr. E. Talbot)7500
„ „ „ „ (London and Westminister Bank)59811
„ Income Tax deducted from interest on Loans231610
„ Valuation Committee expenses6000
„ Stationery, & c.34173
„ Removing Dust58600
„ Labour, &c. Disinfecting4140
„ Expenses under the Adulteration of food Act11910½
„ Lagal Expenses82157
„ Tradesmen's Bills, &c.43172
11153145½
Balance in Hand72392½
£1187738£1187738

Table: Lighting Account.

Lighting Account.

£s.d.£s.d.
To Balance on 25th 187433131¾By paid Lighting One Year162058
Cash recived from Overseers on Account of Lighting Rates182000„ Commission4375½
„ Interest on Current Account with London & Westminister Bank524„ Lamp Columns900
„ Lighting rate48
1672179½
Balance in hand185178¼
£1858155¾£1868155¾