Report to the General Board of Health on a preliminary inquiry into the sewerage, drainage, and supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants of the parish and town of East Stonehouse, in the county of Devon / by Robert Rawlinson, Superintending Inspector.

  • Rawlinson, Robert, 1810-1898.
Date:
1853
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Credit: Report to the General Board of Health on a preliminary inquiry into the sewerage, drainage, and supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants of the parish and town of East Stonehouse, in the county of Devon / by Robert Rawlinson, Superintending Inspector. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    therein rises to a certain aperture in the side thereof, and then the surplus runs into our (the Storehouse) channel, and the stream is augmented by other springs and streams in its course towards the town, and these will now bo collected into the new reservoirs This stream had not been paid attention to for many years, until about the year 1829, when the Royal Naval Hospital authorities were suffered to have the chief control over the same as it runs through the said hospital. This water was for a great number of years their only supply, and has for many years been used by them lor washing down their sewers, 8cc, a small quantity being sent home to the shoot in Stonehouse, near the market in -b.dgcumbe Street, for the inhabitants of the town. Seldom if ever, one quarter part of the stream reached the said shoot. ' in f^L1851 SSSta?ts of East Stonehouse were prevailed on to fiame a new Bill for improving their powers, and for maW til * rm*f USefU?' h7 huMinS reservoirs and conducting tl e X h .therefrom+ ln PJPes> tliroug* the several streets, and timetn7f t0 ^T7 man'S d°°r- 1 bave at ^ent times of the year, and several periods, measured and proved the ZTJZTS thlS.Strea,m' and 1 have never found less than 1,200 Zve6 KhrTm'gr th6re muMt°nrS and this has been 'also tendon w^' ?*n hj ^ Laxton aad Mr Easton, 01 .London; this was before the main and tributary streams were taken so much care of as they win be in future7 A Tw Act Tppointed to6' aS +\b°Ve Stated' b^ ^ich Commissioner! te XlfW^T7! 5° ST6 effeCt A PUrchase of tbree and aDd h™, been comP1eted, on which two reservoirs aie now in progress of being made, which have been calculated ^pzt^ji^z tat«HH Ei^^'^^^i^ from thence pipes will be continued of 9-inch calibre ^ ZTZUT fhidd ^1' °n t0 C1™ ^celthe Town then through the several streets, as per map, by 7-inch 5-inch' 2-mCh ^ ^ *A^2$& itlwe^f ^^^l^reB^°T^ about the highest street 15 /^ ? town, and 54'05 feet above tinual throuA hnlf- \ • SUp^ t0 every house Avill be con- will bfc^iar|ed StTo3 *£ ^ wMch inhabi<ants annual ValnP nf 11 ™ • 20s' per annu™. according to the taking ^ be afcSS888!-?6 Sf? °f the Whole under! thirty°yearS But thi, T ^ be paid off in less ^an generally! as tht houses wb7^111 D° bU1'den t0 thc habitants Devonpon Water? 0W pay 20*' Per annum to the Pay more?thZ If ComPan^ for an intermitting supply wjil not a ffif^^^J-^ vi,, from ff£ S £ (25) 7 ' 8 the dcbt lessens these rents will be