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St James's 1882

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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88
GENERAL WORKS—continued.
SITUATION.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK.
AMOUNT EXPENDED
SEWERS WORKS.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
-
This includes maintaining Local Sewers,
clearing Choked Gullies and Drains
from the same, also the Public
Urinals.
Generally
NEW GULLIES BUILT.
28 New Gullies built to obviate the
necessity of future openings, and to
guard against offensive smells.
Average cost £5 0s. 0d. each on the
improved principle
This work is imperative before the
commencement of variation in the
Paving.
140
0
0
FLUSHING.
Cost of Water for Flushing 61 Pipe
Sewers
26
12
0
As the Vestry Workmen execute this
work themselves, and a proportion
of the cost of the Hose, and the
men's time should be added, the
actual amount would be increased by
an approximate sum of £5 0s. 0d,
which appears elsewhere.
GULLIES CLEANSED.
153 Gullies cleansed and accumulation
removed
30
0
0
106
12
0
URINALS.
Generally
Cost of Water to supply the same
66
4
6
Cork Street Mews
lie-constructing Urinal
34
15
0
Wells Street
Repairing Lamp
0
17
6
Notice Board
0
17
6
Broad Street
Additional Repair to Lamp
0
3
0
Rent of Meter
0
2
0
Blenheim Street
Repairs to Lamp
0
3
6
New Pit for Gas and Water Meters
4
0
0
Vine Street
Repairs to Lamp
0
3
6
97
7
0
Carried forward
• • •
293
10
0