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Surbiton 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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their clothing, or to make notes, nor any place
for stores or requisites. These may possibly
come, but until provided, the establishment is
not complete.
Sanitary
Work.
During the past year two roads have been
made up, Lovelace Road and Cranes Park Avenue,
and one new road made up, taken over and
opened, Kingsdown Road. But some of the
roads in the poorer parts of the district are sadly
in need of being properly put in order and taken
over, I particularly refer to Beaconsfield Road,
to which attention was drawn last year, as it is
now in a worse condition than ever; also the upper
part of Ellerton Road. In connection with roads
I would draw the attention of the Council to the
fact that the majority of the roads in Tolworth
(and they are continually increasing) have no name
plates erected ; the need of them is pressing, as I
can testify.
It would also be beneficial and save much
trouble if the Council could get the Bye-laws
amended so as to give power to insist upon the
back or side approaches to property, which, while
being private are in reality semi-public, being
properly paved, where such is deemed to be
necessary on sufficient grounds. It.often happens
that these approaches are used in common by
various tenants or owners of adjacent property, and
the onus of up-keep is repudiated, with the result
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