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Lewisham 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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The Board of Works for the Lewisham District.
Sydenham & Forest Hill Division and Hamlet of Penge.
ASSISTANT SURVEYOR'S REPORT
For the Year ending 25th March, 1900.
To the Chairman and Members oj the. Board of Works
for the Lewisham District.
Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in submitting my third annual
report for the above portion of the Lewisham District.
The quantity of material used in the repair of the roads and footpaths under the control of the Board was as follows:—
| Division. | Broken Granite. | Kentish Ragstone. | Picked Flints. | Dug Flints. | Gravel. | Granite Chippings. | Ragstone Chippings. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubic yds. | Cubic ydi. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | Cubic yds. | |
| Sydenham and Forest.hill | 2066 | 372 | ... | 2313 | 1724 | ... | 34 | 6609 |
| Hamlet of Penge | 879 | 47 | 866 | 444 | 581 | 100 | 33 | 2940 |
| Total | 2945 | 419 | 856 | 2757 | 2305 | 100 | 67 | 9449 |
In my last annual report I referred to the repair of macadam
roads by using granite and other chippings for binding in
the broken granite. During the past year I used 100 cubic yards
of granite chippings for this purpose in the Hamlet of Penge,
with very satisfactory results. I also used in Sydenham and
Forest.hill 34 cubic yards, and in Penge 33 cubic yards of
Kentish rag chippings. The remainder of the granite was bound
in with Croydon gravel.
I think it would be advisable to provide more granite in
both the Sydenham and Forest.hill division and in Penge; many
roads which are now maintained in flint would be better if coated