Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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about 400 feet of 6-inch pipes have been laid under new
roads at the time of and in conjunction with the construction
of new sewers; these are intended to drain 40
houses when built. Thus an aggregate of about 1/3mile
of drains has been laid under public roads and paths
during the year.
In the Parish of Wandsworth, the whole of the
foregoing work has been executed by the Board without
the intervention of a contractor. In addition to the above,
1,740 feet of 6-inch pipe drains have been laid under new
roads at the time of and in conjunction with the construction
of new sewers; these are intended to drain about
87 houses when built.
HIGHWAYS
The following are the particulars of the quantities of the materials used in the repairs of the roads and footpaths within the District during the past year, viz : —
MATERIALS. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Total. cube yards. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guernsey Granite | 377 | 244 | 1822 | 191 | 2717 | 5351 | |
Guernsey Granite Chippings | 270 | .. | .. | .. | 66¾ | 336¾ | |
Guernsey Granite Siftings | .. | .. | 400 | 47 | .. | 447 | |
Cornish Stone | 934 | 1105 | .. | .. | 193 | 2232 | |
Cornish Stone Siftings | .. | 51 | .. | .. | .. | 51 | |
Cornish Stone Chippings | 93 | 66½ | .. | .. | .. | 159½ | |
Kentish Pit Flints | 2496 | 1777 | .. | .. | 1867 | 6140 | |
Stone Grave | 154 | .. | 5677 | 653 | 111 | 6595 | |
Fine Gravel | .. | 1047½ | 502¾ | 283 | 142 | 1975¼ | |
Ballast | .. | 548 | .. | .. | 654 | 1202 | |
Hard Core | .. | 113 | 661½ | 25 | .. | 799½ | |
Ashes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 130 | 130 | |
Totals | 4,952 | 9,063¼ | 1,199 | 5,880¾ | 25,419 |