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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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Fanshaw Street—
| Old brick sewer replaced by 300 lineal feet of 12 inch stoneware pipe; all necessary house drains connected | 286 | 12 | 4 |
| Mr. John Jackson, of Plaistow, was the Contractor for the for the foregoing works. | |||
| Harman Street and Essex Street— | |||
| Old brick sewers removed, and replaced in Harman Street by 165 feet run of 12 inch and 170 feet run of 9 inch stoneware pipe, in Essex Street by 162 feet run of 12 inch and 162 feet run of 9 inch stoneware pipe, including all house connections | 679 | 10 | 5 |
| Mr. T. Adams, of Wood Green, was the Contractor. | |||
| Willow Street— | |||
| Old brick sewer replaced by 212 lineal feet of 12 inch stoneware pipe, all house connections made, new gullies | 147 | 14 | 5 |
| Moira Place (New street from East Road to Provost Street)— | |||
| A new 15 inch pipe sewer, a length of 460 lineal feet has been constructed, with manholes and connections provided for subsequent use | 222 | 14 | 3 |
Messrs. C. W. Killingback & Co., of Camden Town, were the Contractors for
these works.
The sewers in the following localities are in a very unsatisfactory condition, and
should be reconstructed
Angrave Street
Aske Street
Ashford Street (a portion)
Avebury Street
Bateman's Row
Belgrave Terrace
Buttesland Street
Britannia Street
Clifford Street (a portion)
Earl Street (a portion)
East Road
Flemming Street
Grange Street
Great Chart Street (a portion)
Gifford Street (a portion)
Hare Walk (a portion)
Haberdasher Street
Hammond Square
Hilcot Street
John Street
St. John's Terrace
New North Road (a portion by
Poole Street)
Poole Street
Taplow Street
Tyssen Street
Wickham Street