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Lewisham 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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The Village of Blackheath was laid with new channelling,
a small portion kerbed and channelled near the "Hare
and Billet". Iansdowne Terrace, near the "Green Man,"
was kerbed and channelled d. The Footpaths of the Lewisham
Road from lewisham old Station to the boundary with Greenwich
have been laid with new kerbing and channelling where
necessary, ami the old relaid. Aberdeen Granite crossings
were laid as follows in Lowisham— Near the "Roe Buck,"
Beaufort Gardens, Granville Terrace, near the "Albion"
Public House, College Park, Avenue road, Limes Grove,
Morley Road, Court Hill Road, and Park Street.
In Sydenham and Forest Hill similar crossings were
laid at Park Road (west Kent Park), Stanstead Lane, Park
Road (Dartmouth Park, two crossings), Perry Vale (two
crossing, Queen's Road, Derby Villas, Raglan Street,
Sydenham Park (two Crossings), High Street, near entrance
to Jews' walk or Sydenham Grove, Peak Hill, and Peak Hill
Avenue. A portion of the path from the turning to Forest
Hill Station, opposite the Post Office, to the Railway Bridge,
kerbed and channel led, and the old material re-set. The
southern footpath of Wells Road newly kerbed, and the
channelling re-set; also northern footpath from Bell Green to
near Sydenham Green kerbed and channelled where necessary,
the old material re-set, and a portion of Perry A ale
kcrbod and chanuelled. For the cost of this work see the
Table.
In Penge the following work was executed: kerbing
and channelling corners of the following streets, viz.:—Penge
Lane, Queen Adelaide Road, Forbes Road, Thornsett Road,
Green Lane. Kerbing and channelling in Maple Road, and
portions of Dulwich Road ; kerbing and channelling portions
of Croydon Road, Anerley Road, and a small portion of
kerbing and channelling in Hamlet Road. Two Granite
crossings were laid, one across the Anerley Road, near the
Maple Road, and the other at the junction of the Maple
Road with the Dulwich Road. The cost of the entire work
is stilted in the Table.

I have prepared the following Table to show the quantities and description of material in cubic yards used and charged during the year.

Division.Granite.Bombay Stone.China Stone.Port Phillip.Kentish Rag.Land Picked Flints.Dug Flints. _Croydon Gravel.Rushey Green Gravel.Perry Hill Gravel.Total in each Division.
yds.yds.yds.yds.yds.yds.yds.yds.yds.yds.yds.
Former New Cross Roads935873594223144517...200...2307
Highways, Lewisham.477...290254...16105962045½1348896709½
Highways, penge111............1687...509......2307
15238764929623344111132554½1548 8911323½