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Surveyor's Annual Report
85
the sewers to take the storm waters; the local sewers and under the
Control of the Vestry, becoming thereby over-charged, resulting in a
???flux of sewage matter into the basements, causing considerable
???nage and expense. After a heavy rainfall the water has risen in
???de entrances to within 6 feet of the surface of the London Road
???d 4 feet 6 inches of the surface of the Old Kent Road, indicating
???e necessity of relief sewers.
The construction of a sewer in the Old Kent Road, from New
???ent Road to the boundary of the Parish near Albany Road, would,
my opinion, tend very greatly to obviate the evil complained of, 13
???i this juncture, the sewer is of greater capacity—7ft. barrel—and
???wer than the sewer in this Parish.
It is worthy of note that no complaints have been made with
???ference to the sewers, Borough High Street and Long Lane, as to
???oodings of basements. The sewer recently constructed through
???arshalsea Road across Borough High Street into Long Lane, 22ft.
eep, 6ft. in diameter, by the late Metropolitan Board of Works, has
miedied this.
The following are some instances of floodings to basements in
onsequence of the over-charging of main sewers:-
Main Sewer. Local Sewer. Premises. Dates.
???ackfriars Road Webber Street " The Angel," Webber Street Sept., IsM
Waterloo Road Tower Street The " Coopers' Arms," Tower „ „
Street.
Vestminster Road
London Road houses, corner of York April, 1878.
Street, Loudon Road.
Shop at the corner of Marshall „ ..
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Street.
Marshall Street "The Fountain," St. Georges „ „
Road.
Lambeth Road
240, New Kent Road Oct., 1890.
New Kent Road
246, New Kent Road „ „
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