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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feet from the junction of Mount Ephraim Lane and Mount Ephraim
Road towards the Streatham High Road. The total cost of
the work was £41 15s. 9d.
In connection with this improvement several more properties
have been acquired and negotiations are proceeding
for obtaining- the remainder.
Mitcham Road.
This road has been widened to 60 feet in connection with the
development for building purposes of the Furzedown
Park Estate. The roadway has been made
up and kerbing laid, at a cost to date of £261 1s. 10d.
Mitcham Road
(Durham
House).
The kerb and channel have been re-laid and the footpath tarpaved,
at a cost of £84 16s. 6d.
Nightingale
Lane.
The kerb and channel have been taken up and re-laid on
cement concrete and the artificial paving re-laid on
both sides of the road from High Street, Putney,
to opposite No. 1, at a cost of jQ\o 10s. yd.
Norroy Road.
The kerb and channel have been re-laid and the footpath tarpaved
at a cost of £117 6s. 3d.
Oldridge Road.
Old granite kerb has been laid on cement concrete and the
footpath paved with re-dressed old York stone, on
both sides of the road, at a cost of £177 11s. 10d.
Orchard Street.
A block of flats has been built at the south-west corner of
Park Place, and the forecourt wall having been set
back 20 feet from the centre of the old roadway,
the surplus land has been added to the public way.
Park Place.
This land has been tar-paved at a cost of £13 13s. 5d.
The kerb has been taken up and re-laid and new Scoriae block
channel laid on cement concrete, on both sides of
the road, at a COSt of £140 1S. 10d.
Pentlow Street.
New lead gutters have been fixed, and stone sills covered
with lead to three windows in the first and second-
class swimming baths, by Mr. H. b. Lee, at a cost
Public Baths,
Wandsworth.