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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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by combined operation). Thus an aggregate of 9,264 feet of drains
have been laid uuder roads and paths in the Borough for various
purposes during the year.
The following materials were used in the paving and repair of the roads and footpaths in the Borough :—
| Guernsey Granite | 8,781 cubic yards |
| „ „ Chippings | 303 „ |
| „ ,, Siftings | 61 „ |
| Enderby Granite | |
| „ ,, Chippings | 105 „ |
| Alderney Granite | |
| „ ,, Chippings | |
| „ „ Siftings | 268 „ |
| Kentish Pit Flints | 13,516 „ |
| Old Macadam | 6,976 „ |
| „ Siftings | |
| Fine Gravel | |
| Hoggin | 1,002 „ |
| Crushed Ballast | 1,772 „ |
| Shell | |
| Thames Ballast | 2,824 „ |
| „ Sand | 231 „ |
| Pit Sand | |
| Asphalte | 176 super, yards |
| York Paving | |
| Artificial Stone Paving | |
| Tarpaving, Topping | 1,136 cubic yards |
| ,, Bottoming | 306 „ |
| Limestone Dust | 100 „ |
| Wood Blocks, 8-in. | 1,017 No. |
| 80,978 No. | |
| Cement | 601 tons |
| Lime, Blue Lits | |
| „ Grey | 105 cubic yards |
| Granite Setts | 18 tons |
| Tees Scoriae Blocks |