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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
St Giles (Camden) 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Footways.
| Situation. | Description of Paving. | Net Cost. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Hunter Street, east side, from Handel Street to Comp-ton Street; west side,from Brunswick Square to compton Street | Repairs to york stone flagging and granite kerb | 260 | 14 | 5 |
| Bloomsbury Square, south side, from Southampton Street to Vernon Place | do. do. | 30 | 9 | 5 |
| New Compton Street | do. do. | 526 | 9 | 2 |
| Vernon Place, south side, from No. 5 to Bloomsbury Square | do. do. | 18 | 6 | 4 |
| Tottenham Court Road, from Messrs. Meux's gateway to Great Russell Street | New 3 in. york stone flagging and repairs to granite kerb | 86 | 0 | 4 |
The following macadamized roads were re-coated with
broken granite, a steam roller seven tons in weight being
used to level the surface, after the granite was spread
Arthur Street. Goldsmith Street.
Brunswick Square. Handel Street.
Bury Street Montague Place.
Russell Square.
Improvement, Russell Square.
The footway on the east side of Russell Square, next to
the gardens, was widened from 6ft. to 12ft. along the
straight portion of the Square, and to 16ft. at the north-east
and south-east corners. The old york stone and granite
kerb was used for this work as far as it went, and the
deficiency made good with new materials of similar description.
This work has given general satisfaction to people using
the Square, and is considered a great improvement, many