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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17 Gullies repaired and altered
18 House drainages cleared
2,420 feet run of Sewer cleared and repaired
26 Gullies opened and cleared to Sewer
71 Ditto cleared by the men of the Board
2 New Gullies
4 Flushing Shafts, and many cloared by the men
CHRISTCHURCH PARISH.
Paviors' Work—
2,002 yards super. Carriage-way re-laid and grouted
760 „ Concrete
213 ,, super, new 9 by 4 cubes laid on concrete and
grouted
119 feet run 10 by 10 Channel ditto
54 ,, ,, old Channel re-set
765 yards Concrete
Masons' Work—
6,630 feet super, new 8-inch York, squared and laid
9,479 ,, old York, re-laid
257 ,, run new 12 by C kerb
1,940 ,, ,, old dressed and re-set
1,092 yards broken Granite put down
Sanitary Works—
29 Applications for House Drainago, under which 49
houses and premises have been drained
9 Gullies altered and repaired
13 House Drainages cleared
270 feet run of Sewers cleared and repaired
274 ,, ,, of new Pipe-sewer
27 Gullies opened and cleared to Sewer
61 Ditto cleared by the men of the Board
6 New Flushing Shafts and many cleared
2 New Entrance Flaps
450 feet Old Sewer filled in
The Foot and Carriage-way pavements have been made good
after removals and alterations of gas and water pipes in 611 cases
in all.
43 Licenses to put up Scaffolds and Hoards have been issued,
and the paving, &c., relaid and made good after.
Many of the Brick Sewers and the whole of the Pipe-sewers
have been several times flushed by water direct from the River or
by water-cart.
The whole of the Macadamized Roads and Streets have been
repaired as required, partly with now granite, and with old materials
from Ewer Street Yard and othor places.