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Wandsworth 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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63
PARISH OF WANDSWORTH.

Table: During the past year the following roads have been adopted by the Board, and the cost of paving them paid by the owners of the property abutting thereon, viz.:—

During the past year the following roads have been adopted by the Board, and the cost of paving them paid by the owners of the property abutting thereon, viz.:—

Name of Road.Length in yards.
Bassingham Road (1st portion)165
„ „ (2nd „ )98
Bellew Street120
Gralesbury Road90
Geraldine Road (3rd portion)162
Huntspill Street277
Huntsmoor Road192
Melody Road (2nd portion)184
Mexfield Road344
Squarey Street107
Westover Road (2nd portion)217
Wandsworth Common, West Side, (footpath only) from Trefoil Road, to a point 95 feet north of Trefoil Road—
(1 m. 0 fur. 196 yards)1,956

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In addition to the above, Heathfield Avenue, opposite
Wandsworth prison, has, by arrangement with the
prison authorities, been repaired and adopted by the
Board. The work included the filling up of the ditch
on each side of the road and the construction of four
gullies at a total cost of £62 13s. 5d.
The materials used in the above works included 850
cubic yards of hard core, 2,398¼ cubic yards of flints,
1,1-18 cubic yards of Thames ballast, 93 tons 4-inch by
6-inch granite setts, 493 tons of scoriae brick channel
blocks, 9,195 super. yards of tar-paving, 7,388 super.