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Wandsworth 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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35
HIGHWAYS.

Table: The following are the particulars of the quantities oJ the materials used in the repairs of the roads and footpaths within the District during the past year, viz :—

The following are the particulars of the quantities oJ the materials used in the repairs of the roads and footpaths within the District during the past year, viz :—

MATERIALS.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Total. cube yards.
Alderney Granite..73......73
Guernsey Granite..5215994931967½3585½
Guernsey Granite Siftings....175....175
Guernsey Granite Chippings435........435
Cornish Stone605..947..431½1983 ½
Cornish Stone Siftings..124......124
Cornish Stone Chippings278........278
Kentish Pit Flints397531932292005038100
Stone Gravel247..3876½23021136366½
Fine Gravel42348230..6441264
Hard Core..37818½..489885½
Ballast..215....13661581
Enderby Granite....648½....648½
Enderby Granite Siftings. ...96½....96½
Fine Material for Binding........246246
Shingle........193193
Ashes••••72••28100
Totals558248526892928788126135

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In the parish of Clapham 150 yards of sand have
been used in sanding roads during frosty weather.
In the parish of Putney, in addition to the foregoing
materials used in the repairs of highways, 155 yards of
ballast and 107 yards of sand have been used in sanding
roads during frosty weather, and 875 yards of ballast
have been used in making concrete for new wharf
buildings.
In the parish of Streatham about 320 yards of fine
gravel and sand were used on slippery roads; 857 yards
of stone gravel, 13 yards of fine gravel, and 253 yards'
of bard corc have been used in improvements.
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