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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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PRIVATE DRAINAGE CONNECTIONS.
The following private connections have been made to the public sewers:—
| Size of pipe 6 inches | 30 |
| ,, ,, 9 ,, | 4 |
| 34 |
The amount deposited for the execution of these works
was £214 2s. l0d.
URINAL.
A new four-stalled cast iron urinal with glazed stoneware
backs has been fixed in Great Charlotte Street by Blackfriars
Road, this has replaced the very old and defective urinal which
formerly stood under the South Eastern Railway Bridge in
Blackfriars Road. The water tanks flush automatically as
required.
UNDERGROUND CONVENIENCE.
The underground convenience at the west end of Southwark
Street was opened to the public on the 6th October last, and
has continued to be open since that date. The whole of the
fittings, electric light and the ventilating fan have worked
satisfactorily since the opening of the structure.
CONCRETE FLUSHING TANKS.
The following is a list of the Concrete Flushing Tanks which have been constructed under my direction:—
| Where situate. | Dimensions. | Capacity in Gallons and Tons. | No. of Outlets for flushing. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length. | Width. | Depth. | ||||||
| Ft. | In. | Ft. | In. | Ft. | In. | |||
| George Street | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2,457, or 11 tons nearly | 2 |
| Scoresby Street | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,125, or 5 „ | 2 |
| CollingwoodStreet | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3,581, or 16 „ | 3 |
| Price's Street | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4,000, or 18 ,, | 3 |
| Surrey Row | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2,100, or 9½ „ | 2 |
These tanks are connected with sewers that we are unable
to flush from the river and are invaluable in dry weather in