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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
Lewisham 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Parish of Lewisham.
Blackheath, opposite Royal Parade l
Blythe Hill* 1
Camden Square 1
Collins Street 1
Colfe Road* 1
Dacres Road* 1
Gilmore Road 2
Gilmore Road* 1
Granville Park 1
Lewisham Park Crescent* 1
Lewisham Park Crescent 2
Montpelier Row* 1
Park Road, Forest Hill † 1
Ravensbournc Road 1
Royal Parade Mews 1
Stanstead Road 1
Sydenham Road 2
Tranquil Vale 3
Trewsbury Road* 1
Trewsbury Road 1
Waldram Road 1
Total 26
Hamlet of Penge.
Beverley Road 1
Bourdon Road 1
Penge Lane* 1
Samos Road 1
Selby Road 1
Selby Road* 1
Southey Street* 1
Weigh ton Road 1
Weighton Road* 1
Wheathill Road* 1
Total 10
* Those manholes marked thus * are small manholes constructed adjoining
Flushing Tanks.
†This manhole was constructed at private cost in Park Road.
NEW STREETS.
The following Table shews the New Streets which were paved and formed (or in which the work is in course of progress) under the 105th section of the Metropolis Local Management Act.
| Name of Street. | Length in feet. | Estimated Cost. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of Lewisham. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Adelaide Road | 943 | 916 | 13 | 0 | In hand. |
| Blythe Vale (part of) | 600 | 288 | 17 | 0 | „ |
| Byne Road (part of) | 254 | 320 | 7 | 0 | „ |
| Charleville Circus | 540 | 760 | 1 | 0 | Completed. |
| Garlies Road | 780 | 872 | 12 | 0 | „ |
| Howson Road (3rd part of) | 383 | 460 | 9 | 0 | „ |
| Rathfern Road | 838 | 790 | 14 | 0 | „ |
| Rockbourne Road | 920 | 1362 | 6 | 0 | „ |
| St. Margaret's Road | 825 | 789 | 9 | 0 | In hand. |
| St. Mark's Road | 245 | 217 | 16 | 0 | Completed. |
| Wiverton Road | 325 | 420 | 14 | 0 | In hand. |
These streets, when completed, will make an additional length of one mile 458 yards to the mileage of the roads already maintained by the Board. Plans, estimates, and apportionments were also prepared and submitted for paving and forming as new streets the following:—
| Name of Street. | Length in feet. | Estimated Cost. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of Lewisham. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Algernon Road (2nd part of) | 1840 | 1902 | 10 | 0 | Not commenced. |
| Allenby Road | 634 | 846 | 7 | 0 | „ |
| Brockley Road (part of) | 336 | 88 | 16 | 0 | „ |
| Byne Road (part of) | 254 | 320 | 7 | 0 | In hand. |
| Dacres Road | 2825 | 3061 | 18 | 0 | Not commenced. |
| Fairlawn Park (1st part of) | 1276 | 1621 | 1 | 0 | „ |
| Holmshaw Road (1st part of) | 363 | 437 | 5 | 0 | „ |
| Houston Road (1st part of) | 700 | 1080 | 6 | 0 | „ |
| Lawrie Park Avenue | 1370 | 1474 | 10 | 0 | „ |
| Mayow Road | 3550 | 3136 | 1 | 0 | „ |
| Silverdale Road (2nd part of) | 1040 | 1159 | 7 | 0 | „ |
| Stanstead Road (4th part of) | 834 | 533 | 11 | 0 | „ |
| Willow Walk, Catford (1st part of) | 365 | 323 | 16 | 0 | „ |
| Wiverton Road (part of) | 325 | 420 | 14 | 0 | In hand. |