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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1894

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]

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32
SURVEYOR'S REPORT.
For the year ending Lady day, 1895.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit my Twelfth Annual Report on the
various matters connected with the departments under my control
for the year ending Lady-day last.
The system which we now adopt of carrying out the whole
of our Scavenging, Dusting, Paving, Drainage, and other works
by men directly employed by the Board, entails a considerable
increase of work and responsibility upon myself and the staff
under me, but having direct control over the workmen, enables
us to more efficiently perform the duties of each department than
under the old contract system.
PAVING DEPARTMENT.
The policy of abolishing the Macadam roads in the district,
is still being steadily pursued, a few only now are left, and these
it is to be hoped will soon be replaced by Asphalte or Hardwood
paving, the beneficial effects of the adoption of a clean and
impervious material for paving is already to be seen in Christchurch,
where so many Macadam roads existed, it was formerly
almost impossible to keep the roads even moderately clean,
whilst they can now, with a minimum amount of work, be kept
in proper condition.
The following are the principal Carriageway and Footway
Paving works executed during the year:—
WHITECROSS STREET.
The carriageway of this thoroughfare has been paved with a
thickness of 1½ inches of Compressed Rock Asphalte, on a
foundation 6 inches thick of Portland Cement Concrete, whilst
the footways have been paved with York Stone. This street is
much used, Red Cross Hall being situate here as also a number
of small dwelling-houses, the sanitary condition of the

Table: APPENDIXATTENDANC ???MEMBERS.Return of Number of Board & Committee Meetings held during the Year ended 25th M??? Attendances of Members thereat, and dates of their several Elections.

APPENDIX

ATTENDANC ???MEMBERS.

Return of Number of Board & Committee Meetings held during the Year ended 25th M??? Attendances of Members thereat, and dates of their several Elections.

ST. SAVIOUR.CHRISTCHURCH.
NAMES OF MEMBERS.Board Meetings.Paving and General Purposes Committee Meetings.Sub-Committee ditto.Sanitary and Sewers Committee Meetings.Finance Committee Meetings.Meetings of Special Committees.Totals.Date of first Election.When late???ES OF MEMBERS.Board Meetings.Paving and General Purposes Committee Meetings.Sub-Committee ditto.Sanitary and Sewers Committee Meetings.Finance Committee Meetings.Meetings of Special Committees.Totals.Date of Fitst Election.When last re-electcd.
Mr. Baxter,Fredk. J.P. attended231...49441188418???k, T. attended1384.........2518881893
„ Brown, H. „15......17......321894???er, W.31...2......618881894
„ Castle, H. „5......18......23189118???per, J. „2...............218891892
„ Coles, II. J. „23225......555188818???bs, W. „............1...11892
„ Collard, E. „18......25...1441894???denough, R. H. „15.........11...261894
„ Doyle, J. M. „15......22......37189218???ley, Ch. „.....................18791894
„ Francis, W. H. „1814............321894???wood, E. „10...............1018911893
„ Fry, H. J.23.........13541189018???e, Rev. W., B.A. „2......3.........1894
„ Gibbings, H. D. „159............241893???vjgan, R. „.....................1892
„ Grattan, H. H. G. „665......1181891???vle J. „12144.........3018911894
„ Hale, W. S.69............151894???Rley, Hy.14.........6...2018661894
„ Hill, W. E.10......17...1281894???Snner, R. „8.........2...101894
„ Layman, A. R. „15......24......39189118???Siok, George „72............918901893
„ Levy, E. „1615............311892???Vnsford, W. F. „12......102...241894
„ Matthews, J. „103............13189118???odcock, G. D. „201............2118921893
„ Morris, H. „1......7......81892???ing, Alfd..........1......11892
„ Newton, G. J. „16......34...454188118number of meetings held during the year.
„ Nicholl, A. H. „93............12189218
„ Osmond, J. „.....................1892Board Meetings26
Paving and General Purposes Committee Meetings23
„ Pearce „10......14......241894Ditto Sub-Committee „5
Rider, E. „11......15......261893Sanitary and Sewers Committee Meetings37
„ Skyrme, J. J. „1...............11893Finance Committee Meetings14
Special „ „7
„ Wood, H. „2220............42189286
„ Willcox. W. H.1411...3...281893Total112