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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1899

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

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42
BROADWALL.
Old Boundary Sewer.
This old and defective sewer has at last been abolished, in
conjunction with the Lambeth Vestry. The portion between
Commercial Road and No. 42, Broadwall being dealt with by
the Lambeth Vestry, and the remaining length between No. 42
and Great Charlotte Street by this Board. The whole of the
houses in Broadwall now drain into the new sewer in the centre
of Broadwall, which forms the new boundary of the district to
be called the Borough of Southwark.
LAVATORIES.
The underground lavatories are in good repair and continue
to work well; the number of persons applying for the use of
the lavatories and w.c.'s only during the past year being 208,282.

Table: PRIVATE DRAINAGE CONNECTIONS.The following private connections have been made to the public sewers :—

PRIVATE DRAINAGE CONNECTIONS.

The following private connections have been made to the public sewers :—

Size of pipes :—
6 inch pipes22
9 „2
12 „1
25

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Amount of deposits paid to the Board for same £242 2s. 7d.

Table: CONCRETE FLUSHING TANKS.The following is a list of the Concrete Flushing Tanks which have been constructed under my direction :—

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 Street15036762,457, or 11 tons nearly2
Scoresby Street12030501,125, or 5 „ „2
Collingwood Street18039863,581, or 16 „ „3
Prices Street20040804,000, or 18 „ „3
Surrey Row12036802,100, or 9½ „2