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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

Wandsworth 1896

Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1896

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59
PARISH OF WANDSWORTH.

Table: During the past year the following roads have been adopted by the Board, and the cost of paving them paid by the owners of the property abutting thereon, viz.:—

During the past year the following roads have been adopted by the Board, and the cost of paving them paid by the owners of the property abutting thereon, viz.:—

Name of Road.Length in yards.
Barmouth Road326
Cicada Road (2nd portion)173
Jeypore Road131
Killarney Rcod145
Quarry Road162
Swanage Road205
Trefoil Road182
Vanderbilt Road238
(7 fur. 22 yds)1,562

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Footpaths only.
Allfarthing Lane, from St. Ann's Park
Road to No. 5 Barmouth Road
Merton Road (on east side between Brathway
Road and Camborne Road,—
1st portion)
West Hill, north side between Upper Richmond
Road and Amerland Road
York Road, from John Street to No. 417,
York Road
The materials used in the above works included 409
cubic yards of hard core, 1,887 cubic yards of flints,
1,108 cubic yards of Thames ballast, 180 tons 4-inch by
6-inch, and 1 ton of 4-inch by 4-inch granite setts, 319
tons of scoriae brick channelling, 7,806 super, yards
of tar-paving, 5,638 super, yards of tarring and sanding,
582 lineal feet of 12-inch by 8-inch, and 219 lineal feet
of 12-inch by 6-inch kerbing, 261 super. yards of 2½-inch
York paving, and 75½ super. yards of blue panel brick