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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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Subsequently the Commissioners forwarded a draft of the
proposed Order in Council and maps showing the alterations in
the boundaries, and intimating, as had been anticipated, that the
name of the new Borough would be "the Borough of Southwark."
The area, population, rateable value, and number of representatives at the present time of the Parishes comprised within the new Borough (subject to any slight alterations consequent upon the revision of the boundaries), are shown in the following tables:—
| Area. | Population. | Rateable Value. | Number of Representatives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres. | £ | |||
| St. Saviour | 127 | 12,301 | 236,034 | 24 |
| Christchurch | 77 | 13,064 | 127,518 | 15 |
| St. Mary, Newington | 631 | 120,939 | 518,352 | 72 |
| St. George-the-Martyr | 284 | 60,278 | 302,695 | 49 |
| 1119 | 206,582 | 1,184,599 | 160 |
The new body is to consist of 60 Councillors, 10 Aldermen,
and a Mayor. The representation will, therefore, be greatly
reduced.
The Boundaries decided by the Commissioners are shown
on the map hereunto annexed, and, so far as concern those of
the St. Saviour's district, they are thus described : —
CHRISTCHURCH AND LAMBETH.
A boundary line starting from the centre of the River
Thames and running southward on the west side of Nelson's
Wharf, thence eastward along Commercial Road to Broadwall
and along the centre of Broadwall to the New Cut,
thence westward to Short Street, along the centre of Short
Street to Offord Street, and along the centre of that street,
Marlborough Street, to the boundary.
ST. SAVIOUR AND ST. OLAVE, ST. THOMAS, &c.
A boundary line starting from the boundary between
St. George-the-Martyr and Bermondsey, proceeding along
the centre of Snow's Fields up the centre of Great Maze
Pond and westward along the centre of St. Thomas's Street
to a point opposite the kerbstone of the eastern pavement
of Borough High Street, thence northward along that kerbstone
and across the end of Denman Street to a point on