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St Mary (Islington) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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The relief sewers referred to on page 51 of last year's report, viz.:—
a pipe sewer 21-ins. in diameter in Isledon Road, from Coleridge Road
across Seven Sister's Road to Fonthill Road, and a 3-ft. 9-in.X2-ft. 6-in.
brick sewer in Tollington Park, from Hornsey Road to a point 120-ft.
north-east of Wray Crescent, have been constructed.
The total cost of these works, the particulars of which are given on
page 51, amounted to £834 6s. 3d.
BUILDING AND DRAINAGE NOTICES.
Plans and notices have been submitted to the Vestry under and
pursuant to the provisions of the Metropolis Local Management Acts
in respect of the drainage of the following buildings in the parish:—
New Buildings.
| Houses | 97 |
| Shops | 11 |
| Factories | 2 |
| Workshops | 2 |
| Working Lads Institute | 1 |
| Saw Mills | 1 |
| Public Baths and Wash-houses | 1 |
| Stables | 19 |
| Coach Houses | 2 |
| Sheds | 2 |
| Bridges | 3 |
| Offices | 1 |
| W.C's | 3 |
| Urinals | 3 |
| Additions to existing Buildings | 18 |
| 166 | |
| Notices of intention to re-drain existing Buildings | 536 |
| 702 |
In connection with the drainage of new and existing buildings,
255 trapped connections have been made with brick sewers, 83
junctions with pipe sewers formed, and 26 feet of 12 inch, 310 feet of
9 inch, 7,753 feet of 6 inch, and 88 feet of 4 inch pipe drains (making
in all a total of 387 outlet drains) have been laid under the public
ways of the parish.