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 St James's, Westminster]
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SEWERS.
Repairs have been carried out to the sewer in the
Haymarket,
Several of the small subsidiary sewers running under
the vaults of the houses in Regent Street were found to be
defective or partially blocked. In each case the stoppage
was removed, and where necessary the old barrel drain
was destroyed and earthenware pipes substituted, the
most important case being at Nos. 106, 108, and 110, Regent
Street.
An old disused brick sewer which was discovered in
Marshall Street was filled up and destroyed.
The cost of repairing sewers, bricking up old disused
drains, new side entrance covers, manholes, &c., amounted
to the sum of £86 8s. 3d. for the year.
GULLIES.
Sixteen gullies have been reconstructed, and sundry
others repaired, at a cost of £115 l1s. 11d. The new ones
are situate as follows:—
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Bridle Lane 1
Cork Street 1
Duck Lane 1
Dake Street 1
Dufour's Place 1
Haymarket 7
Market Street 2
Old Burlington Street 1
Savile Row 1
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