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. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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HOUSE DRAINAGE.
Plans for the drainage of the following new properties have been
submitted and conditionally approved, viz.:-
Castle Street and Neal Street (Messrs. Morgan & Co.'s
premises).
2, Cockspur Street.
11 and 12, James Street, Long Acre.
Hotel Provence, Leicester Square.
97, 98, and 99, St. Martin's Lane.
2, St. Martin's Street.
35 and 37, Whitcomb Street,
Also plans for the re-construction of the drainage of the
following premises:—
Alhambra Theatre (rear).
24, Bedfordbury.
8, Blue Cross Street.
12, ditto.
9 and 10, Charing Cross.
13 and 14, ditto.
25, Charing Cross.
29, ditto.
1, Cockspur Street.
17, ditto.
20, ditto.
25, ditto.
21, Cranbourne Street.
4, Craven Street.
30, ditto.
10, Crown Court.
24, iitto.
39, Drury Lane.
40, Ditto.
34, Exeter Street.
First Lord of the Admiralty,
Whitehall.
17, Green Street.
Haymarket Theatre.
19, Leicester Square.
18, Long Acre.
19, ditto.
55, ditto.
65, ditto.
87, ditto.
10, Martlett Court.
3, Northumberland Street.
17, Pall Mall East.
Board Schools, Russell Street.
Clock House, Scotland Yard.
7, Spring Gardens.
391, Strand.
Strand Buildings, White Hart
Street.
31, St. Martin's Street.
37, ditto.
3, Suffolk Place.
25, Suffolk Street.
14, Warwick Street,
7, Whitcomb Street.
The Gullies in the parish (about 420), exclusive of those under the control of the London County Council, have been emptied from time to time and flushed with a solution of manganate of soda and sulphuric acid; the surfaces of all courts have also been flushed periodically at the following total cost—
£ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 61 | 14 | 4 |
Horse Hire | 154 | 9 | 8 |
Water | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Sundries | 11 | 8 | |
Shooting of deposit removed | 9 | 16 | 0 |
£235 | 16 | 2 |
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 |