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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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feet of old curb was redressed and refixed. The area of foot
way relaid is 2,106 superficial feet.
The footway on the west side of Gravel Lane between
Charlotte Street and Surrey Row has been relaid with new
2½' tooled York paving. About 350 feet run of old curb wa
redressed and refixed, and 60 feet of new curb fixed. The
area of footway paved is about 2,500 superficial feet.
Sewer Works.
The following works in connection with the Sewers, &c.,in
the District have been executed during the year.
A now concrete flushing tank has been constructed in
connection with the new pipe sewer in Price's Street and
Burrell Street. The tank is the largest yet constructed in the
district and is of the following dimensions (inside measurement
—length 20ft., width 1ft., and depth 9ft., it will hold 4,000
gallons or nearly is tons of water, and is filled from a hydrant
in close proximity to the tank. We have now four of these
concrete flushing tanks in the Christchurch District, they art
periodically used and are invaluable for keeping those pipe
sewers with which they are connected in thorough good condition.
An old high level brick sewer on the north side of Stamford
Street was found to be in a very defective and dangerous
condition, rendering immediate attention necessary; the sewer
was first shored up throughout its whole length 90ft, a portion
of the invert was then cut out and a 15in. pipe sewer was laid
connecting to the main brick sewer in Stamford Street, all
existing connections wore then shifted from the old brick sewer
to the new pipe sewer. Five head walls were then built in
the old sewer and the sewer itself filled with hard core well
rammed.
The high level brick sewer in Bennett Street, between Upper
Ground Street and Stamford Street, has been extensively
repaired, the brickwork in many places having become defective,
the sewer is now in fairly good order, but will have to be
replaced by a new brick or pipe sewer at some later period.
A length of 136ft. of new 12in. pipe has been laid in Boundary
Gravel Lane.
Price's Street
Stamford
Street.
Bennett
Street.
Boundary
Row.
The following is a List of the Sums expended during the Year for the Maintenance of Carriageway and Footway Paving
(Macadam Roads not included)
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Street | 0 | 7 | 2 | Brought forward | |||
| Adams Place | 1 | 8 | 3 | Loman Street | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Boro' High Street | 74 | 12 | 1 | Little Winchester St. | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Bankside | 2055 | 14 | 1 | Ladd's Court | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Blackfriars Road | 790 | 10 | 5 | Montague Close | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| Broadwall | 324 | 18 | 2 | Moss Alley | 1 | 19 | 10 |
| Burrell Street | 21 | 8 | Marlboro' Stroot | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Bennett Street | 4 | 5 | 3 | Marigold Alley | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Bear Lane | 13 | 5 | 1 | Newcomen Street | 839 | 6 | 2 |
| Boundary Row | 3 | 8 | 2 | Orange Street | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Brunswick Street | 9 | 2 | 8 | Pepper Street | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brunswick Court | 3 | 3 | 0 | Pitt's Place | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Boddy's Bridge | 1 | 7 | 1 | Pleasant Row | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Barge House Street | 138 | 16 | 9 | Pike Gardens | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Bear Garden | 1 | 4 | 10 | Prices Street | 2 | 12 | 11 |
| Bowling Green Lane | 1 | 11 | 0 | Park Street | 134 | 11 | 8 |
| Castle Street | 4 | 3 | 8 | Princes Street | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| Casher's Grounds | 0 | 10 | 0 | Pump Court | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Counter Street | 21 | 14 | 8 | Red Cross Street | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| Church Street | 7 | 3 | 4 | Hod Cross Place | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Charlotte Street | 220 | 8 | 2 | Railway Approach | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Street | 3 | 9 | 4 | Robert Street | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| Collingwood Street | 10 | 5 | 1 | Southwark Street | 488 | 5 | 3 |
| Cross Street | 4 | 8 | 4 | Southwark Bridge Rd. | 118 | 8 | 8 |
| Christchurch Passage | 3 4 | 5 | 7 | Sumner Street | 33 | 14 | 4 |
| Clink Street | 1 | 17 | 7 | Skin Market Place | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| Duke Street | 0 | 17 | 9 | Silver Street | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| Denman Street | 4 | 3 | 8 | Stoney Street | 15 | 13 | 11 |
| Emerson Street | 5 | 19 | 5 | St. Thomas' Street | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Ewer Street | 4 | 2 | 5 | Stamford Street | 27 | 4 | 8 |
| Essex Street | 9 | 9 | 1 | Surrey Row | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| Edward Street | 3 | 1 | 5 | St. Margaret's Court | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Farnham Place | 3 | 8 | 9 | Three Crovn Square | 3 | 18 | 11 |
| Gravel Lane | 127 | 13 | 9 | Union Street | 57 | 14 | 4 |
| Guildford Street | 196 | 8 | 9 | UpperGround Street | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| George Yard | 0 | 11 | 0 | William's Court | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| Great Suffolk Street | 2 | 1 | 6 | White Hind Alley | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Great Charlotte Street | 2 | 13 | 1 | William Street | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| George Street | 30 | 11 | 6 | Worcester Street | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Hatfield Street | 8 | 19 | 5 | Winchester Street | 13 | 11 | 6 |
| Holland Street | 8 | 12 | 4 | Whitecross Street | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| John Street West | 109 | 13 | 8 | York Street C.C. | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Jane Street | 0 | 16 | 1 | York Street S.S. | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Keppel Street | 0 | 11 | 6 | Zoar Street | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Carried forward | £4243 | 3 | 1 | Total | £5606 | 11 | 6 |