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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Highways.
The following materials were used in the repair of the roads and footpaths in the Borough:—
| Guernsey Granite | 15,916 cubic yards. |
| „ „ Chippings | 812 „ |
| „ „ Siftings | 45 „ |
| Enderby Granite | 1,181 „ |
| „ „ Chippings | 162 „ |
| Alderney Granite | 2,113 „ |
| „ „ Chippings | 1,593 „ |
| „ „ Siftings | 760 „ |
| Kentish Pit Flints | 10,385 |
| Fine Gravel | 663 „ |
| Coarse Gravel | 5,850 „ |
| Hoggin | 2,890 „ |
| Pea Gravel | 182 ,, |
| Shell | 651 „ |
| Ballast | 2,700 „ |
| Old binding material | 526 „ |
| Sand | 469 „ |
| Shingle | 1,343 „ |
| Asphalte | 1,742 super yards. |
| York Paving | 509 „ |
| Artificial Stone Paving | 7,860 „ |
| Tarpaving | 11,756 „ |
| „ Topping | 461 cubic yards. |
| „ „ | 9,119 super yards. |
| ,, Bottoming | 208 cubic yards. |
| „ „ | 669 super yards. |
| ,, Old broken up and re-laid | 5.66I „ |
| Wood Blocks | 78,134 |
| Cement | 630 tons. |
| Lime, Blue Lias | 33 |
| „ Grey | 40½ cube yards. |
| Granite Setts | 40 tons |
| Tar | 12,720 gallons. |