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, Metropolitan Borough]
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PARISH OF WANDSWORTH.
Paving New Street and Repairing Roads.
During the past year the following roads
has been made up and adopted by the
Council at a cost of £2,638 10s.
Name of Road. Length in yards.
Spencer Park 400
Gruelph Street 135
Atheldene Road 238
Farlton Road 118
(4 fur. 11 yds) 891
Siward Road has been repaired under the provisions
of section 3 of the Metropolis Management
Amendment Act, i890 (53 & 54 Vic., cap. 66).
The materials used in making up and paving
private roads, at the expense of the owners, included
809½ super, yards 2½-inch York paving, 2,118 2-inch
Adamant paving, 64 lineal feet 12-inch by 8-inch granite
kerbing, 294 lineal feet 12-inch by 6-inch granite
kerbing, 65 tons 4-inch by 6-inch granite setts, 5 tons
4-inch by 4-inch granite setts, 220 tons 9-inch by 4-inch
by 5-iuch Scoriae blocks, 5.100 blue paving bricks, 51
tons Portland cement, 16 cubic yards lime, 1,066 cubic
yards flints, 417 cubic yards ballast, 24 cubic yards
Croydon gravel, 12 cubic yards sand, 381 loads hardcore,
and 55 loads ashes.