Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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THE TWENTY-EIGHTH GENERAL REPORT
of the
VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE,
SURREY,
For the Year ending the 25th March,
1 8 8 4.
During the past year 23 General and Special Meetings and 21 Committee
Meetings have been held.
Sewers Work.
The following lengths of Pipe Sewers and Drains have been laid during the year,
viz.:—
32 feet of 15-inch pipe
16 „ 9 „
250 „ 6 „
Total 298 feet.
One air and flushing shaft, four gullies, 15 gratings, and 14 drain mouths have
been formed and constructed, the cost of which in detail is shown in the General
Abstract, at page 7 hereof.
The following is a statement of applications made to the Vestry to drain houses
and premises, and the results consequent thereon :
Number of
Notices
received.
No. of bouses
permanently
drained
into covered
Sowers.
Buildings
and premises
other than
houses
drained.
House
Drains
cleared.
Total number
of Houses
and Buildings
inspected
for drainage.
18
85
14
14
113