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. Saviour's]
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IN CHRISTCHURCH DIVISION.
11 Applications for House, &c., Drainage have been allowed, made and executed.
11 New Gullies have been made, and 10 others have been repaired, trapped, and connected with the
Sewers.
3 New Frames have been put to entrance ways to Sewers.
The Brickwork of Sewers has been repaired in Stamford Street, 2 cases; Burrow's Mews, 2 cases; and
7, Church Street.
Obstructed Drainages have been cleared at 7, Brunswick Street; 13, Thurlow Street; 62, Blackfriars
Road; and George Street.
Sewers have been cleared and Soil carted away from Stamford Street, Old Barge-House Street, York
Street, and Charles Street.
All the Principal Sewers in the District, where practicable, have been cleared and flushed with water from
the river, and others flushed by water delivered by water carts.
Numerous other Works of a minor character have been executed under the direction of the Committee.
CLERK OP WORKS' REPORT.
THE PAVING COMMITTEE have to report that during the past year the following amount of work
has been executed under their direction in the Borough Division:—
MASON'S WORK.
3379 feet super. new 3 inch York—supplied and laid.
5172 ditto old Paving—relaid.
508 ditto new granite flag Paving—laid.
94 ditto old—relaid
111 ditto new 12 by 6 Guernsey kerb—laid.
227 ditto old ditto—reset.
21 feet run of Iron Channel for footways.
42 ditto of York ditto ditto.
PAVIOR'S WORK.
1231 yards super. of carriageway—relaid and grouted.
1003 ditto ditto—relaid in gravel.
144 yards super. of Concrete for substratum.
37 feet run of Block-Channel reset.
14 yards cube of Ballast for substratum.
9 6 yards cube of fine gravel scattered at the London Bridge foot.
In the Clink Liberty—
MASON'S WORK.
6054 feet super. of new 3 inch York—supplied and laid.
10284 ditto old Paving—relaid.
253 ditto new Granite Flag Paving—laid.
88 feet run of new 12 by 6 Guernsey kerb—laid.
11 ditto Circular ditto.
1597 ditto old kerb reset.
157 ditto old kerb redrest and reset as edge kerb.
147 ditto York Channel—laid and cut.
10 ditto Granite Channel—cut.
PAVIOR'S WORK.
2317 yards super of carriageway—relaid and grouted.
3198 ditto ditto—relaid in gravel.
169 ditto Concrete for substratum.
120 ditto Ballast for ditto.
83 yards cube of broken stone—laid.
In Christ Church—
MASON'S WORK.
4055 feet super. of new 3 inch York—supplied and laid.
13488 ditto old footways—relaid.
49 feet run of 12 by 6 Guernsey kerb—provided and laid.
16 ditto ditto circular ditto.
1517 ditto ditto old kerb reset.
109 ditto ditto kerb redrest and reset.
32 ditto ditto Channel cut in York and Granite.