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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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SURREY ROW BOUNDARY SEWER.
We have in conjunction with the Vestry of St. George the
Martyr abolished and filled up the old high-level boundary sewer
which formerly ran in the rear of the houses on the south side of
Surrey Row, and which used to discharge westward into Blackfriars
Road sewer and eastward into Gravel Lane. The new deep
15-in. and 12-in. pipe sewer in Surrey Row takes all the drainage
of the premises on either side.
BURROW S MEWS.
The old and defective brick sewer which existed has now
been replaced by a new 9-in. pipe sewer, which discharges into
the Board's sewer in John Street West. Manholes have been
built and new gullies constructed, and all pipes have been disconnected
from the old sewer which has been filled up and
abolished. The length of the new pipe sewer is 285 feet.
GREEN DRAGON COURT.
An old brick sewer which received the drainage of several
houses which were built directly over it has been abolished and a
new pipe sewer under the public way substituted. The new
sewer discharges into the low-level sewer in Bedale Street.
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| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total amount expended in labour, horse hire, and disposal of refuse | 6,391 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1/10 of amount (£945 14s. 1d.) expended on plant | 94 | 11 | 5 | |||
| 1/7 of amount (£185 0s. 3d.) expended on buildings | 26 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Brooms, tools, &c. | 275 | 2 | 9 | |||
| Southwark and Vauxhall Water Co., water for Street Watering | 200 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rent of Depot and proportion of office expenses | 295 | 0 | 0 | |||
| £7,282 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Deduct:— | ||||||
| Amount received for Cleaning Boro' Market | £550 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Amount received for removal of trade refuse | 330 | 19 | 6 | |||
| 880 | 19 | 6 | ||||
| £6,401 | 11 | 3 | ||||
These tanks are connected with sewers that we are unable
to flush from the river, and are invaluable in dry weather in
keeping the sewers with which they are connected thoroughly
cleansed. 1 he quantity of water discharged from these tanks
during the year is approximately 110,000 gallons, or 532 tons.
We have also a brick flushing tank in St. Margaret's Court, and
this is used periodically. In addition to these tanks we have
our river Penstocks and Hydrants.