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St George (Southwark) 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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Surveyor's Annual Report.
31
SCAVENGING WATERING
and
EMOVAL OF DUST DEPARTMENT
The whole of the Courts and Alleys throughout the Parish,
???g the hot weather, have been cleansed and disinfected twice
Very week with carbolic acid mixed with the water, and the Wood
???ng, Borough High Street washed every alternate morning with
???blic acid and water.
The quantity of Dust, Ashes and Road Sweepings removed to
Burton's Wharf, for the year ending the 25th day of March last,
as follows:—
D U S T.
oved by Vestry's Vans 17,230 cubic yards.
ROAD SWEEPINGS.
oved by Vestry's Vans12,414 cubic yards.
,, ,, Mr. Burton's Vans 1,776 ,, ,,
,, ,, Mr. Gillham's Vans 600 ,, ,,
14,790 cubic yards.
Total, 32,020 cubic yards.