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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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SURVEYOR'S REPORT.
Ma. Chairman & Gentlemen,
I beg respectfully to lay before you a statement of the works executed, and quantity of
material delivered on and about Works ordered by the Paving and Sewer's Committee, from Lady-Day,
1859, to Lady Day, 1860, adopting the form of the two former years—viz., describing and setting forth the
quantities in each Parish or Divisions of the District.
In the Borough Division—there has been
1 new gully cesspool made in Church Passage, properly trapped and by pipes connected
to the sewer in Church Street.
House Drainage has been effected at
No. 69, High Street, and at No. 62, King Street.
Gully Cesspools have been cleared, repaired, or altered, and connected to the sewers at
High Street, by George Inn,—York Street,—and High Street, by Spur Inn.
Flushing Shafts, with all necessary brick and iron work, and pipes connecting them to sewers, have
been laid down at 1, St. Margaret's Court,—1 Ride,—King Street.
Sewers, &c. Cleared—
Drainage of the Ride—through Tennis Court to King Street, Church Street, and York
Street, from the Dock to High Street,—Main Sewer.
MASON'S WORK.
1394 feet super, new 3 inch York—provided and laid
4597 ditto old York—relaid.
86 ditto new granite flag Paving.
125 ditto old ditto—relaid.
16 feet run of new 12 by 6 kerb.
424 feet ditto, old reset.
31 feet new 12 by 9 kerb.
74 feet super, first class Castle Hill.
32 feet run of Iron Channel.
PAVIOR'S WORK.
384 yards super, of carriageway—relaid and grouted.
230 ditto ditto—relaid in gravel
16 ditto grouted
220 feet run of 24 by 12 tram relaid.
101 ditto 9 by 8 new granite tram.
637 yards super, of Concrete—at 6 feet d;ep.
37 feet run of Channel reset.
87 yards cube of ballast—delivered and spread.
CLINK LIBERTY.
1 New Gulley Cesspool has been made, properly trapped and connected to the Pipe Sewer in
Ladd's Court.
2 Ditto in Great Guildford Street, trapped and connected to the Main Sewer in that street.
House Drainage has been effected on 13 applications, by which 23 houses and several business
premises have been drained to ths sewers.
Obstructed House Drainage has been cleared and made good at No. 11, Kepple Street—
103, Union Street,—and 54, Great Guildford Street.
New Sewers—
9 feet pipe sewer with necessary junctions, &c., laid in old boundary Sewer from the back
of the Wood Yard, through and under the house No. Fishmonger Alley, to and
connected with the Sewer in that Alley.
Bankside—the old sewer cleared out and 18 inch pipes laid through Mr. Ward's premises
and the old sewer filled in.
Suffolk Grove—the 15 inch pipes through the whole length of Mr. Beevers and
Mr. Reddin's premises have been taken up and cleared-and 15 inch pipes supplied in
lieu of the broken and defective old ones.
Juniper's Rents—behind No. 1—the old sewer cleared out and new 12 inch pipe
sewer put down with junctions and connections made from Nos. 19, 20, 21, and 22,
Park Street.
13 new flushing shafts have been applied to the existing sewers, with all necessary pipes
brick work, and iron covers.
21 old gullies have been altered, repaired, trapped, or amended as the several cases
required.