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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Chapels have been cleaned and varnished by Messrs. W. & C.
Brown, Earlsfield, at a cost of £7 10s. od. Forcing pits have
been constructed by Mr. C. Horton, Wandsworth, at a cost of
£42 8s. od.
The 4-inch surface water drain near to and on the north-west
side of the Superintendent's office was found to be blocked. The
pipes were taken up and a new drain laid at a greater depth at
a cost of £47 16s. 2d.
At All Saints' Churchyard, Wandsworth, 30 standard flowering
and ornamental trees and shrubs have been planted by Mr.
R. Neal at a cost of £5 5s. od.
In connection with the rebuilding and enlargement of the
"Mitre" Hotel at the junction of Charlmont Road
and Mitcham Road, negotiations have been entered
into for the widening of Charlmont Road and terms have been
agreed upon.
Charlmont
Boad.
When the new buildings have been completed the road will
be widened to 40 feet, and the work of paving the footpaths
and making up roadway will be proceeded with.
The asphalte paving between High Street, Putney, and No.
10, has been re-laid by the French Asphalte Company,
under contract, at a cost of £212 6s. od.
Chelverton
Road.
In connection with the development for building purposes
of the Totterdown Fields Estate and the Totterdown
Estate on the north-western side of Church
Lane, Tooting, this lane has been widened to a minimum of 50
feet from Tooting Common to a point 140 feet west of Eswyn
Road.
Church
Lane.
The total cost of the improvement, which includes the formation
of gravel footpaths on each side of the road and the purchase
of the land for widening, is £1,998 5s. lod.
The channelling in this road has been re-laid at a cost of
Conyers Road. ;£33 12s 5d