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Shoreditch 1887

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

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At Opposite 119, Goldsmith Row *0 15 6
„ Huntingdon Street, by 105, Kingsland Road *6 3 9
„ Pearson Street, by Weymouth Terrace *12 9 6
„ Opposite Almshouses, Goldsmith Row *1 16 6
„ Turner's Place *3 *4 6
„ Goldsmith Square *27 3 9
„ Opposite 257, Old Street *2 9 7
„ Essex Street *14 14 0
Private Drain Work, Eighty-eight new house drains (from sewer
to line of frontage), reconstructions, &c., £209 6s. 3d.
Ditto—by the Vestry's workmen. Seventeen re-constructions,
(from sewer to line of frontage), and openings, &c., to unstop
drains, £13 4s. od.
The Sewers in the following localities are in a very unsatisfactory
condition, and should be re-constructed :—
Fanshaw Street (portion of)
Flemming Street (ditto)
Dove Row
Dunloe Street
New North Road (portion of)
New Inn Yard (portion of)
Rushton Street (ditto)
Four flushers, on average, with laborers were employed in
cleansing, disinfecting, reconstructing, repairing, &c., the sewers,
drains and gullies in the parish; their wages for the year amounted
to £503 2s. 7d.
The sum of £47 15s. 6d. was also paid for watchmen's wages.
Three men have been constantly employed cleansing the Parish
urinals (including Sundays and holidays in the early morning;)
their wages for the year amounted to £178 3s, od.
The sum of £267 13s. 4d, was received for 130 cases of new
private drains, re-constructions, &c., during the year, and paid into
the Treasurer's Account.
* Less 5 0/0 Discount.