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St Giles (Camden) 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE
ST. GILES DISTRICT.
199, High Holborn,
28th June, 1881.
Gentlemen,—
I beg to lay before you the following Report on the
works executed by your Board, during the year ending 25th March,
1881.
Carriage-ways.
| Situation. | Description of Paving. | Net Cost. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Great Queen Street, from Little Queen Street to Drury Lane | New Wood Paring on concrete and asphalte foundation | 1,452 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Hunter Street | Re-dressed Granite on concrete foundation | 607 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bloomsbury Street, South of Oxford Street | Ditto | ditto | ditto | 350 | 14 | 9 |
| Gate Street (East end) | Ditto | ditto | ditto | 276 | 7 | 9 |
| Coal Yard, from Smart's Buildings to Drury Lane | Ditto | ditto | ditto | 142 | 4 | 5 |
| Castle Street, from Endell Street to Great Earl Street | Ditto | ditto | ditto | 137 | 1 | 9 |
| Lincoln's Inn Fields (East side) | Footway. New Victoria Stone Paving | 197 | 11 | 11 | ||
The following macadamized roadways were recoated with broken
granite, steam rollers being used to consolidate the granite after it
was spread:—
Bedford Square, north and east sides, Russell Square, west side,
Montague Place, and Chenies Street.
A portion of the wood paving laid in Bloomsbury Square by the
Improved Wood Paving Company (Limited) in September, 1875,
being in bad condition, notice was served on the Company in January,
1881, to repair the same in accordance with the terms of its Contract