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Shoreditch 1862

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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The following Bills have been considered by the Committee.
A Bill to Abolish Church Rates.
A Bill for the Redemption of Church Rates.
Alphabetical Register of Voters.
Bakehouses Regulation Bill.
Public Gardens Protection.
Telegraphs Bill.
A Bill to regulate the Removal of Infected Persons in Hired or Public
Carriages.
Vestry Hall.
As to the site of land in King Street and Old Street Road.
The Solicitor reported to the Vestry, that the Title to this propertyhas
not been made out to his satisfaction, that he had received back the
deposit (£285), and should take the necessary proceedings to recover
the costs incurred.
Main Drainage Works.
The works of the Middle Level Sewer are now in the course of
completion. The sewer passes through this Parish from the City Road,
eastward down the centre of Old Street Road, crosses Tabernacle Square,
passing along the centre of Willow Walk and Susannah Row, crosses
Curtain Road, and passes along the middle of New Inn Yard, to King
John's Court, then inclines to the southward along the backs of premises
in New Inn Yard, and passes under Nos. 180 and 181, High Street,
Shoreditch, crosses the High Street easterly, and passes down Church
Street to the extremity of this Parish.
The Sewers intercepted by the Middle Level line, are
The main line at High Street, Shoreditch, opposite Church Street.
The Sewer in Boundary Street.
The Sewer in Tabernacle Square.