London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Rotherhithe 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]

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The area paved with wood is about 350 supl. yards.
,, ,, new York is about 500 supl. feet.
,, ,, old stone re-squared is about 800 supl.
feet.
MONTAGUE CLOSE.
This portion of public way, which immediately abuts on
the east end of St. Saviour's Church, has now been paved with
Enderby granite cubes, 4 inches square, on a foundation of
6 inches of lias lime concrete; the footways have also been
paved with new York stone paving.
The area paved with granite is 250 supl. yards, and with
new York stone 550 supl. feet.
LONDON BRIDGE APPROACH.
The footway on the east side of the Bridge incline from the
City boundary to the boundary of the adjoining parish of St.
Olave's has been paved with new 3 inch York stone. The
portions of granite footway on both the east and west sides of
the Approach have been roughened.
The area of new York paving laid was about 1,470 feet supl.
NEWCOMEN STREET.
The narrow-way of this thoroughfare has been repaved
with new 24 x 12 inch granite tram and redressed granite
pitching.
About 190 feet linl. new tram and 60 yards supl. redressed
granite have been laid.
EWER STREET.
This street has been greatly improved, the carriageway
widened and straightened throughout its whole length from
Lavington Street to Union Street.
The carriageway has been paved with Val de Travers
compressed rock asphalte on a foundation of 6 inches Portland
cement concrete ; the footways have been paved with new 2½
inch York stone paving.
The area of the carriageway paved with asphalte is 776
supl. yards, and the area of the footway paved with new York
stone 1,610 supl. feet. About 800 feet linl. of new 6 x 12 inch
granite curb has also been laid.