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THE NINTH 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
Ninth Annual Report and Abstract of Accounts 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 Annual Reports of their Medical Officer and Surveyor.
Appended to the Medical Officer's Report are statistical Tables,
showing the state of health in the District, and setting forth the
more important matters in connection with the sanitary condition of
: the District which have engaged his attention and that of the Inspector
during the past year. From these last it will be seen that
numerous visits have been made, resulting in many instances in
useful sanitary works, and that matters affecting the public health
have engaged the vigilant attention of the Board and their Officers.
The Surveyor's Report contains the usual details of works performed
in his department, and of the materials used.
The proceedings of the Board up to the 24th of June, the date of
this Report, may bo epitomised as under:—
In the month of November last the Board determined upon the
removal of the Wellington Clock Tower, at the foot of London
Bridge, on account of the obstruction it occasioned to the traffic,
and steps were shortly afterwards taken for the removal of the Clock
and obtaining possession of the portion of the Tower occupied by
the London District Telegraph Company ; and advertisements were
issued with a view to disposing of the materials. But, subsequently