Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Hotham villas Road This is an improvement at the corner of
Oharlwood Road. The property formerly
known as No. 17, Charlwood Road has been purchased
and pulled down, and the work of building the boundary
wall and making the road is now being proceeded with.
The effect of this improvement wall be to widen the road,
from about 15 feet to 40 feet. The estimated cost of
this and the last-mentioned improvement is being paid
by the owner of the estate.
Paving New streets. The following new roads have been paved
and adopted during the past year, viz.:—
Marlborough Road and Ashlone Road, a total length of
about 3 furlongs, 133 yards, at a total estimated cost of
£2,509 10s. 3d. The work executed comprised 3,307
super. yards patent paving; 4,600 feet run 12-inch by
8-inch granite kerb; 560 super. yards Tees Scoriae
blocks; 150 super. yards 5-inch by 7-inch granite setts;
30 super. yards 4-inch by 4-inch granite cubes; 200
cubic yards concrete; 360 cubic yards gravel; 802 cubic
yards flints ; 160 cubic yards hoggin.
Paving works. The cost of the various paving works carried
out during the past year is as follows, viz.:—
£ s. d.
Amersham Road.—Relaying kerb and laying new
channel 149 3 5
Putney Heath.—Taking up and relaying 12-inch
by 8-inch kerb 48 4 0
Rayners Road.—Relaying kerb and laying new
channel 126 19 5
Roehampton.—Tarpaving in Medfield Street,
ville Street, &c 48 8 11
Roehampton.—Relaying kerb 6 5 0
High Street.—Repairing wood paving 15 0 7
St. John's Road East.—Repairing tarpaving 37 6 0
River Street.—Laying kerb and relaying footpath 66 12 11
Kingston Road.—Relaying kerb 38 10 8
Private works, repairs to trenches, and various
small works and repairs 379 17 8
£916 8 7