View report page

63
The following sewers were flushed by water obtained
from the New River Company's mains, through leather
hose, during the summer months; the quantity of water
used was 4,175,800 gallons :—
Alfred Mews.
Bainbridge Street.
Bedford Avenue.
Bernard Mews.
Calsen Yard.
Charlotte Mews.
Church Passage.
Compton Mews.
Dunn's Passage.
Galen Place (N. end).
Gate Street.
George Yard.
Goldsmith Street.
Gower Mews.
Kennedy Court.
Lawrence Street.
Little Denmark St.
Little White Lion St.
Maynard Street.
Middle Yard.
Monarch Yard.
Neal's Yard.
New Yard.
North Crescent.
Queen's Head Yard.
Queen Street,
Red Car Yard.
Ridgmount Garden.
Ridgmount Street.
Serle Street.
Stone Yard.
Titchborne Court.
Woburn Mews.
Gullies.
The street gully pits, for intercepting solid matter
which would otherwise enter the sewers, were emptied
by hand labour, and their contents loaded into vans and
taken away. The quantity thus removed amounted to 1,775
van loads; there were also 58 van loads of solid matter
removed from the sewers, the total amounting to over 5,000
cubic yards. The pits after being emptied, were recharged
with a solution of perchloride of mercury, for disinfecting
purposes.
Street Cleansing.
The cleansing of the District was performed by a
staff of men employed by the Board, numbering 50, and
comprising 1 foreman, 5 gangers, and 44 sweepers.
In addition to the manual labour employed, 2 sweeping
machines, drawn by horses, were used in sweeping the
carriageways.