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Rotherhithe 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Metropolitan Gas Referees.
17, Buckingham Street, Adelphi, W.C.
23rd October, 1894.
Sir,
On behalf of the Gas Referent I have to acknowledge year letter of the 19th
Instant (market1 5862 P.CC. 9:10: 96) enclosing a copy of a letter from the
Rotherhi the Vestry and taking whether any action has yet been taken, or it
Proposed to be taken, with regent to the prescription of additional letting placet in
the district of the Sooth Metropolitan Gas Company, suggested in previous letters.
In reply 1 may refer to my letter to you of the 13th March but—stating that
at certain changes teemed to be imminent which would materially affect the
apparatus to be prescribed for use in the testing placet, the fiat Referees thought it
pendent to postpone, for a short time, any further prescription of new testing
places.
The changes above alluded to are now under the consideration of the
Referees, and I may repeat the assurance that they will keep the subject of your
letter in mind, and will give doc attention to it at toon as they see their way to
doing to.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) WILLIAM POLE.
The Clerk of the London County Council.
Loans.
Hull Head Dock.
On 7th July, 1896, the General Purposes and Works Committee reported with reference to the loan of £14,090 for the adaptation of Dull Head Dock as a wharf, etc., which included an item of £600 for the air eel improvement, at under:
| Value of land thrown into public way (which forma part of the land pure baaed by the Vestry and for which a loan of £5,000 was taken up) | £160 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebuilding front of existing offices, etc | 170 | 0 | 0 |
| Paving, etc. | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| £600 | 0 | 0 |