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St Giles (Camden) 1891
[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.
Engineer and Surveyor's Department,
197, High Holborn, W.C.
June 14, 1892.
Gentlemen,
I beg to lay before you the following Report on
the works executed by your Board during the year ending
25 th March last.
Pavings.
Carriage-ways.
| Situation. | Description of Paving. | Net Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Russell Street, between Bloomsbury Square and Charlotte Street | 2-in. compressed asphalte on 6-in. portland cement concrete foundation | |||
| 1991 | 15 | 10 | ||
| Store Street | do. do. do. | 1184 | 7 | 1 |
| High Street, between New Oxford Street and Denmark Street | do. do. do. | 722 | 4 | 4 |
| Great Queen Street, from Little Queen Street to Lincoln's Inn Fields | do. do. do. | 320 | 19 | 9 |
| Dyott Street, north of New Oxford Street | do. do. do. | 257 | 7 | 4 |
| Little St. Andrew Street and Upper St. Martin's Lane | 3-in. by 9-in. by 5-in. jarrah wood blocks, on concrete foundation | 583 | 1 | 11 |
| Alfred Mews | Redressed granite on concrete foundation | 371 | 18 | 9 |
| Brunswick Square | 3-in by 9-in. by 6 in. fir blocks on concrete foundation | 346 | 2 | 0 |