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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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HYDE PARK CORNER ROADS.
The Vestry's share for the past year of the cost of maintaining
the above roads (viz.: one-third of the total cost as provided in the
Hyde Park Maintenance Act, 1887), amounts to £441 5s. 9d.
These roads have now been repaved with wood, instead of
macadam.
CLEANSING SEWERS AND GULLIES.
The total cost incurred for the removal is as follows :—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| Hire of Horses, &c. | 33 | 8 | 9 |
| Water | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| £56 | 11 | 6 |
The Parish Sewers have been cleansed where necessary, and all
the pipe sewers have been frequently flushed with water through
an open hose, at a cost of—
£
s.
d.
Labour
155
11
9
Supply of Water
113
1
0
Sundries
23
18
8
Horse Hire
17
10
0
Shooting of deposit removed
10
8
0
£326
9
5
The cost of cleansing sewers has increased, by reason of the
extra precautions taken by the Committee appointed specially to
consider as to means to be taken for the prevention of cholera in
August, 1892.