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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
Wandsworth 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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The following sums have been expended in paving repairs, viz:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For granite and York stone paving | 375 | 0 | 0 |
| For asphaite paving | 380 | 0 | 0 |
| For tar-paving | 328 | 0 | 0 |
| For tar-paving,—dressing with tar and grit, 39,870 yards super. | 249 | 0 | 0 |
| For wood-paving repairs. Clapham Common South Side | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| For wood-paving repairs to ordinary roads and crossings, &c. | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| £1,636 | 0 | 0 |
The following new paving has been laid clown and
entrances to roads formed at the cost of private owners,
viz.:—
£ s. d.
Briarwood Road.—Two 5-inch deal paved crossings
on concrete with circular kerb corners, forming
entrances from Crescent Lane and Abbeville
Road (48 yards super, wood paving, and 50
feet lineal of 12-inch by 8-inch granite kerb) 41 10 0
Yukon Road.—Entrance to road from Cavendish
Road with granite kerb corners 12 0 0
Rudloe Road and Honeybrook Road. — Two
entrances with granite kerb corners to roads
leading out of Poynder's Road and Cavendish
Road 33 0 0
Venn Street.—Paved carriage entrance with Staffordshire
blue bricks on concrete (10 yards super.) 4 10 0
Repairs to
Trenches.
The charges for reinstating trenches made
for gas, water, telephone, and electric light
purposes during the year amounted to £1,017 4s. 8d.
Hoardings. The sum 10s. has been received for
hoarding licenses, and £16 5s. for the
restoration of pavements after the removal of hoardings.