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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camden) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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Footways.
| Situation. | Deaoription of Paying. | Net cost. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calsen Yard | New 3in. Yorkshire stone flagging and repairs to granite kerb | £ | s. | d. |
| 4 | 12 | 7 | ||
| High Street | New 3in. Yorkshire stone flagging and new granite kerb | 149 | 4 | 2 |
| Woburn Square, east side... | Repairs to Yorkshire stone flagging and granite kerb | 174 | 1 | 6 |
| West Street | do. do. do. | 85 | 15 | 4 |
The wood-paving in Brunswick Square, laid in 1891,
being in bad repair, was taken up and relaid, the old
blocks being re-used as far as possible.
The macadamized roads in the District were repaired
and made good with broken granite where necessary, a
steam roller being used to level the surface.
Maintenance of Asphalte Carriage-way Pavements.
During the year, contracts were entered into between
your Board and the several Contractors, who laid the
different pavements, for a further maintenance for 15
years of the following streets at the prices named:—
Per yard superficial,
per annum.
s. d.
Shaftesbury Avenue, by New Oxford Street 0 10Do.,
from Broad Street to Gt. St. Andrew Street 1 0
Bedford Avenue 0 4
Endell Street 0 10
Great Coram Street, from Kenton St. to Hunter St. 0 6
Maynard Street 0 3
Lawrence Street 0 3
Neal's Yard 0 3