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 following applications for the erection and drainage of new houses and
buildings have also been checked and approved :—
Number
of
Notices.
Number
of
Houses.
Additions
to
Houses.
Warehouses
and other
Buildings.
Total Number
of New
Buildings.
42
113
66
6
185
There have been 134 houses and buildings drained during the year, 84 of
7
which and 330 feet of 9in. pipe in cross drains were executed by private owners,
as previously sanctioned by the Vestry.
The Vestry have sanctioned the execution by the private owner of drainage
of Silwood-street, viz.:—
700 feet of 15in. pipe
3 man-holes
8 gullies
1 ventilating shaft
1 flushing box
At the estimated cost of £332 12s. 9d. (with contingencies.)
Also for Bracton Road—
750 feet of 12in. pipe
2 man-holes
4 gullies
1 ventilating shaft
1 flushing box
At the estimated cost of £256 5s. 6d. (with contingencies.)
Making a total of £588 18s. 3d.
Paving Works.
The following materials have been used in reparing roads during the year
ending 25th March,1885,viz.:-
Broken Guernsey Granite 518 cubic yards
Gravel and Hoggin 154
Slop and snow carted 11184 loads
Water for watering roads 11526 van loads
Cartage of Materials 1218 loads
liroken Stone 134 ,,
Hard Core 42 ,,
Flints 62 ,,
Bombay Stone 109 ,,