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

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Bethnal Green 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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Two of the lamps erected were for the purpose of defining the new
four-mile cab radius.
HE-NAMING AND RE-NUMBERING STREETS.
Orders have been issued by the Metropolitan Board of Works for
altering the names and numbers of houses in the following streets: —
Name Abolished.
New Name.
No. of Houses.
Suffolk street, Carron's buildings,
Herbert terrace
Coventry street
121
St. Jude's place
Middleton street
56
Minerva street
68
St. Jude street
33
Adam's place, Birkett's terrace
Hope street
Three Colts lane
72
Treadway street
108
New name-plates have been fixed up at several streets.
SEWERS.
The various Sewers throughout the parish have been cleansed and
repaired where necessary.
A new 12 in. pipe Sewer length has been laid in Marian square by men
in the employ of the Vestry, to fall into the Sewer in Pritchard's road.
A new 12 in. pipe Sewer has been laid in Marian street, to fall into
the Sewer in Hackney road.
A new 12 in. pipe Sewer has been laid in Glass street, to fall into
Sewer in Abingdon street.
New Gullies have been constructed—
Bennett's place Mape street
Pollard street Coventry street
Columbia road George street, Old Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green road, by Wheeler road
street
Various Gullies have been repaired and re-constructed where necessary.
Sixty connections have been made with the public Sewers to drain private
property.