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St Giles (Camden) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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consideration to the subject arrived at the conclusion that
they were unable to advise the Board to adopt either of the
pavements referred to, for use in the St. Giles District.
The macadamised roadways in the District were recoated
and repaired with broken granite, a steam roller being
used where necessary 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 pavements, for a further maintenance of the following streets for the periods and at the prices named:—
| Period. | Per yard superficial perannum. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | ||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
Drains.
130 applications were received during the year for the
construction of new, and reconstruction of existing drains,
at various premises within the District. The whole of the
drains laid were tested by the Board's officials before being
covered in; the fees received in respect of same
amounted to £25 5s.