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

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Bethnal Green 1885

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

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5
Macadam
roads.
The following Roads have been Channelled with
dressed Pitchings from stock, made up with Macadam,
and Steam-rolled, the work being carried out by the
Vestry workmen, viz.:—
Andrews road
Moss street (part)
Baxendale street
Quilter street
Bandon road
Ramsey street
Bellhaven street
St. James' road
Burnside street
St. Jude street
Butler street
Sowardstone road
Bonwell street
Scott street
Cordova road
Seabright street
Durant street
Tuscan street
Elwin street
Victoria street
Florida street
Wharf road
Hamilton road
Waterloo road
Knottisford street
Wimbolt street
Being a total length of 21/3 miles.
The following Roads have also been made up with
Macadam, and Steam-rolled:—
Abbey street
Medway road
Ada place
Queen street
Hassard street
Temple street
And small Repairs have been carried out on nearly
all the other Macadam Roads in the Parish.
For the purpose of these Works the following
quantities of Broken Granite have been used:—
Supplied by Contractor
285 cubic yards.
„ Guardians
179 „
,, Tramways Co...
1073 „
Broken by Contract at Digby
Street Yard
382 „
Broken by men from the Workhouse
at Digby Street Yard
957 „
Total
2,876