Second general report, to 25th March, 1858, second annual report of Medical Officer of Health, abstract of accounts, &c. &c. / Board of Works for the Fulham District.

  • Fulham (London, England). Board of Works.
Date:
1858
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Credit: Second general report, to 25th March, 1858, second annual report of Medical Officer of Health, abstract of accounts, &c. &c. / Board of Works for the Fulham District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    mnSAKCES REMOVED : By the re-consti'ucting and unstopping of drains, &c ,, Premises drained into sewers, &c. „ Emptying and deoderising cesspools (Many of them double ones.) „ Closets trapped and panned „ Water supplied to closets ,, New privies constructed... „ „ cesspools ,, „ Piggeries drained and improved „ Open ditches cleansed ... 5, ,, ,, partially filled in ... ,, Dust-heaps removed ,, „ mitigated ,, Miscellaneous Nuisances 48 89 209 83 54 1 10 39 11 2 2 3 129 680 while 691 houses have been benefitted by these operations. For information as to the sanitary state of the parishes, the Board refer to the Report of the Medical Officer of Health. The Metropolitan Board of Works having intimated their inten- tion to prepare a “ BiU ” for remedying the defects of the Metropolis Local Management Act, the District Board submitted the following suggestions, viz.— That the election of Parish Churchwardens be restored to open vestries. That the minimum qualification for Vestrymen be reduced to £20. That District Boards and Vestries have power to enforce the laying-on of a water supply for domestic purposes where necessary; power to deal with such undedicated streets in respect to their repair, as had been made before the passing of the Act; to prevent the improper detention of dead human bodies; and to punish unauthorized persons detected in removing dust and ashes; to punish parties emptying cesspools, &c., at improper times, &c. The Board further suggested that provision should be made for rating land to the Lighting Rate on the same principle as land is rated to the Sewers Rate ; also that the Metropolitan Boai’d might re-apportion the debts of the late Commissioners of Sewers ; and that Members of Vestries and District Boards not attending the ordinary or Committee’s meetings thereof, for a period of six months imme- diately preceding the calling of the meeting for the annual election, shall be considered to have vacated their seats at such Vestries or District Boards.