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THE EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
St. Sabiour's District Board of Works.
RESPECTFULLY PRESENTED TO THE INHABITANTS.
The. Board of Works for the St. Saviour's District, pursuant to
the 198 sect. of the Metropolis Local Management Act, submit their
Eighth Annual Report to the Inhabitants of the District; showing
the Receipts and Expenditure of the Board for the twelve months
ending on the 25th March. Annexed also are the Reports of the
Medical Officer and Surveyor.
The Board desire in the first place to call attention to the able
Report of their Medical Officer. His account of the state of health
in the District cannot fail to bo highly satisfactory to all. Appended
to his Report, in a tabulated form, are statistics showing the number
of deaths registered in the District and elsewhere during the past
year: also a statement of the sanitary works that have been carried
out by himself and the Inspector.
In the Report of the Surveyor, there will be found a statement of
the proceedings of the Board in his department during the year,
and the description and quantity of materials expended. In addition
to these particulars, the Board desire to lay before the Inhabitants a
succinct account of their principal operations.
Since their last Report, a considerable improvement has been
made in Upper Ground Street and the Commercial Road, by the
purchase and pulling down of the house No. 1, Broadwall, which
abutted on those streets, and throwing open a portion of the site
thereof to the public. The purchase-money of the house was £450,
a sum sufficiently economical, looking to the results, and of this the
Metropolitan Board will no doubt contribute a portion in consideration
of the public improvement effected. The surplus ground not
taken into the public way will be available for letting.