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CONSTRUCTION OF VAULTS.
The following regulations have been made in regard to
the construction of vaults under footways :
1. That plans and sections of proposed vaults be submitted
and deposited with the Vestry.
2. That no deviation of such plan as sanctioned be made
during the execution of the work without the consent of
the Vestry.
3. That all walls and arches be at least one brick, or nine
inches thick.
4. That the space from the upper surface of the pavement
to the outside of the vault be in no case less than three
feet.
5. That no vault be allowed to project beyond the outside
line of kerb where the footway is ten feet or more in
width, and in no case shall the outside of the brickwork
be carried nearer than three feet six inches to the centre
line of the carriageway.
SANITARY.
It will be seen on reference to the Report of the Medical
Officer of Health, commencing on page 195, and the appendices
thereto, that continuous attention has been paid to
the abatement and removal of nuisances. It is impossible,
however, to convey any accurate idea of the extent or value
of sanitary work by the mere tabulation of figures. The
most satisfactory proof of the value of this department of
the Vestry's work is afforded by the reduction in the rate
of mortality in the Parish since the creation of a sanitary
department some thirty-seven years since.