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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
Shoreditch 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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CARRIAGEWAY PAVING.
The following works at the cost stated have been executed by the Contractor during the past year:—
| Appold Street by Sun Street— | |||
| A portion of carriageway taken up, relaid on concrete and grouted | *£3 | 6 | 11 |
| Nile Street— | |||
| Carriageway taken up, cubes redressed and relaid, a portion repaved with new 3x6 pitchings,and cubes carted from stone yard, on 3 in. concrete and grouted | £28 | 17 | 8 |
| Holywell Lane— | |||
| A portion of new 3x6 carriageway provided and laid, old cubes taken up, a portion redressed and relaid on concrete and grouted, cutting on granite and two loads carted | £51 | 14 | 11 |
| Curtain Road, opposite 92 and 94— | |||
| A portion of carriageway relaid on concrete, cutting on granite | *£1 | 15 | 8 |
| Goldsmith's Row, opposite Children's Hospital— | |||
| Five years' maintenance of 333 superficial yards of wood paving by the Improved Wood Pavement Company, as per agreement | £83 | 5 | 0 |
| Old Street, opposite Town Hall— | |||
| Repairs to wood paving disturbed in repairing two gullies | £1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Street, opposite new Assay Warehouse— | |||
| A portion of new 4x4 carriageway provided and laid on Portland cement concrete and grouted, 3 loads surplus ground carted, a portion of old carriageway taken up, relaid on concrete and grouted | *£11 | 7 | 6 |
| Paul Street and Castle Street, opposite new Wine Warehouse— | |||
| New 3x6 carriageway on concrete, provided, laid and grouted, channel reset on concrete and grouted, 3 loads ground carted | #£6 | 0 | 4 |
| Bath Place, Old Street, west side— | |||
| Crossing paved with in. Val de Travers compressed asphalte on 6 in. Portland cement concrete, 1 load earth carted | £7 | 4 | 6 |
| Paved granite crossings (private) as follows:— | |||
| 203, Old Street, in Henson Street | *£3 | 18 | 8 |
| 38, Wilson Street | *£12 | 9 | 11 |
| Hemsworth Street | *£4 | 12 | 9 |
* The whole or portion repaid to the Vestry.
Three paviors oil average and their labourers were employed in repairing the paved
roads, and over trenches opened by the Gas and Water Companies and Post Office
Telegraphs; their wages for the year amounted to £611 2s. 3d. The companies
contributed £225 16s. 10d. for labour, use of tools, &c., and £115 13s. 7d. for material
required in the said repairs.