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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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ASPHALTE—
| Name of Street. | Position of Paving. | Dates when paved. | Area super. yards. | Cost per super yard. | Contractor's Terms of maintenance. | Description of Paving. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoxton Street | From Fanshaw Street to Essex Street | Sept., 1897 | 1559 | 12/6 | One year free. | Carriageway—2 in. Compressed Asphalte on 6 and 12 in. Portland cement concrete. |
| Albert Mews | A portion of footway on North side | Oct., 1897 | 32 | 5/9 | Do. | ¾ in. Mastic Asphalte on 3 in. Portland cement concrete. |
| Land of Promise, Hoxton Street | Vestry and Guardians' portion | Aug., 1897 | 132 | 9/9 | Do. | Carriageway—1½ in. Compressed Asphalte on 6 in. Portland cement concrete. |
| Long Street | All | Nov., 1897 | 992 | 9/9 | Do. | Do. do. do. |
| 747 | 5/9 | Footway—¾ in. Ma-tic Asphalte on 3 in. Portland cement concrete. | ||||
| Caesar Street | All | do. | 721 | 9/9 | Do. | Carriageway—1½ in. Compressed Asphalte on 6 in. Portland cement concrete. |
| 450 | 5/9 | Footway—¾ in. Mastic Asphalte on 3 in. Portland cement concrete. | ||||
| Union Buildings | From Long Street to Caesar Street | do. | 173 | 9/0 | Do. | Carriageway—l½ in. Compressed Asphalte on 6 in. Portland cement concrete. |