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means of water every week, and all courts, passages, and
narrow roads were also thoroughly washed with water.
The sewers throughout the district are in a tolerably good
condition, although small repairs have been necessary from
time to time, but owing to our sewers being subject to
fioodings or holding back of flood water, the district is not
at present given the outlets desirable.
The following improvements and alterations in gullies have
been carried out, and new pans inserted, which form a better
system of trapping, but are more frequently stopped by mud
being swept into them by road-sweepers.
Stanford Street St. Matthew Street
Wheeler Street Old Pye Street
Grubb Street King Street
New Tothill Street Hessborough Gardens.
But while touching this matter I would submit that it is
necessary that certain streets should be properly sewered, as
the present system of drainage is unknown, as it is by a back
and combined system far from perfect, and sooner or later will
bring sickness and trouble in these streets, of which the
following are the principal:—
Carey Street, No. 12 to Vincent Square
Vincent Square from Carey Street to No. 5
,, ,, (East side of St. Mary's Church)
,, ,, (South side) from Edwards Street
,, ,, to Bloomburg Street
,, ,, No. 53, Bentinck Street
,, ,, (West side) the whole length.
Fynes Street
Earl Street
Hudson's Terrace
Buckingham Cottages from Rochester Row
Regency Street, from Dorset Street to Vauxhall Bridge
Road
Vauxhall Bridge Road, from Mr.* 10 to Dorset Street
Little Smith Street
Bell Street from Rochester Street
Kensington Road, between Gloucester Road and Princes
Gate.
public urinals.
The public urinals in various parts of the parish, which are
supplied with water, are cleansed and disinfected daily, and
are in the following positions :—
Trevor Square
Vauxhall Bridge Road