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Rotherhithe 1878

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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THE TWENTY-THIRD GENERAL REPORT
OF THE
vestry OF THE parish OF rotherhithe,
SURREY.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 25th MARCH.
1 8 7 9.
During the past year Twenty-nine General and Special Meetings and Fourteen
Committee Meetings have been held.
Sewers Works.
The following lengths of Pipe Sewers and Drains have been laid, viz.
80 feet of 15-inch pipe.
314 „ 12 „
312 „ 9 „
182 „ 6 „
Total 888 feet.
Five air and flushing shafts, three gulleys and nine gratings, and twenty-two drain
mouths have been formed and constructed, the cost of which in detail is shown in the
General Abstract at page 7 hereof.

CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL WORKS.

Rate.Date of Contract.Locality.Name of Contractor.Nature of Works to be performed.Contract Price.Quantity of work commenced and completed during the Year.Amount of extra work.Amount of Deductions from Contract.Actual cost of Works.
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
Paving.12td May, 1877.Westlake Road, and Silverlock StreetWilliam Webb.To curb and pave tde footways and make up tde carriageway5200015000
5200025000
3th February, 1878.Debuam's RoadThomas Turner.To curb and pave the footways135001350013500
25 February, 1878.Silwood StreetWilliam Webb.To curb and pave the footways and make up the carriage way4300020000
4th March, 1878.Porfitt RoadMatthew-Batten.To curb and pave the footways and make up the carriage way569126569126569126
February, 1879.Luxford StreetCharles Kent.To curb and pave the footways and make up the carriage way17800