Catalogue description Folio 251. To: The General Board of Health. From: George Bailey, Clerk to the Luton...

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Details of MH 13/120/165
Reference: MH 13/120/165
Description:

Folio 251.

To: The General Board of Health.

From: George Bailey, Clerk to the Luton Local Board, Luton [Bedfordshire].

Subject Matter: Letter referring to the near completion of the sewering of the district to be bought directly or indirectly to the River Lea, and in consequence of this, serious complaints have been made by the proprietor of Luton Park. Bailey explains that the proprietor's ornamental lake has been much polluted by the sewage. He therefore asks for sanction of a loan to defray the cost and expenses occurred in the construction of an intercepting a main sewer to prevent the flow of sewage into the river until it has been filtered or otherwise disposed of. He asks for an early reply to this matter.

Date: 1855 Dec 19
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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