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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Company, 1,764½ yards super at 6s. 3d. = £551 8s. 1d.
This sum was paid to the Board and is exclusive of
excavation and concrete, which was already laid down,
the Company having previously taken up and removed
the granite paving; 3,500 yards of old macadam, 1,200
yards of old gravel, 2,500 feet of old kerbing, and 2,000
feet of York edging were carted to the parish yard and
will be used in repairs in other parts of the parish.
The following additional sums have been expended in connection with the above work, viz.:—
| Relaying cabstand with 1½ inch French | £ | s. | d. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compressed asphalte, 228 yards super | 79 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Tar-paving relaid | 13 | 18 | 9 | |||
| York stone paving relaid | 69 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 2,804 yards super new tar-paving | 280 | 8 | 0 | |||
| New 2½ York paving— | ||||||
| 5,658 feet super new stone | £190 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Labour and mortar | 43 | 9 | 8 | 234 | 2 | 10 |
| £677 | 12 | 3 | ||||
Three new 4 inch wood crossings, 87 yards super,
have been laid in Larkhall Lane at a cost of £35 9s. Od.
The following additional sums have been expended in the parish in paving repairs, viz.:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For granite and York paving | 235 | 17 | 6 |
| For asphalte | 267 | 13 | 3 |
| For wood paving | 34 | 3 | 6 |
| For tar-paving ,, | 182 | 0 | 6 |
| For tar-paving dressing, 25,419 yards super | 132 | 3 | 11 |
| £851 | 18 | 8 |
The cost of repairs to gas and water trenches for the
year, paid for by the several Companies, has been
£616 18s. 6d.