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Bethnal Green 1884

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

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be very desirable to select a length of path requiring repair
in one of the main roads and to repave it with York or
Victoria Paving, and to use the old stone for patching the
old footpaths in less important thoroughfares.
The amounts charged to Gas and Water Companies for Trenches.
repairs to Trenches opened during the year are:—
£
s.
d.
Gas Light and Coke Co
209
14
5
Commercial Gas Co
58
2
8
East London Water Co
217
9
6
Total
£485
6
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The following Roads have been Channelled with dressed Macadam
Roads.
Pitchings from stock, made up with Macadam, and Steamrolled,
the work being carried out by the Vestry workmen,
viz. :—
Thomas Street St. Jude Street
Patriot Square Moss Street
Tapp Street Norton Street
Busby Street Peter Street
The following Roads have also been made up with
Macadam, and Steam-rolled :—
Oakley Street Gosset Street (part)
Artillery Street Chambord Street (part)
Mount Street
And small Repairs have been carried out on nearly all
the other Macadam Roads in the Parish.