Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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purpose, and deposited in the Surveyor's office.
These drains consist of 1 12-in., 22 9-in. and 130
6-in.
The premises drained included the following
blocks of Model Dwellings, Factories, &c.:—
Rosebery Buildings, Rosebery Avenue (these
connections were laid from the sewer to the
line of frontage by the London County
Council when constructing the new street).
Little Sutton Street, North side, near Goswell
Road.
Coburg Street (between Corporation Row and
Northampton Buildings.
Coburg Street and Skinner Street (between
Northampton Buildings and Plumber's
Place).
Messrs. Whitbread's Bottling Stores, York
Street and Weston Street.
Parcels Post Offices, Calthorpe Street.
Hugh Myddelton Board Schools (late House
of Detention Site).
The amount of fees received for making the
connections of the new drains to the sewers was
£141 19s. 0d.
184 drains were tested.
COMBINED DRAINAGE.
Orders were made for the following premises to
be drained by a combined operation, viz.:—
Nos. 1 to 12, Collier Place.