Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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which railway bridges give rise to by reason of water
leaking from them on to the roadways and footways
beneath.
As the works are completed, the lighting, also the
paving of the footways and carriageways under the
bridges and arches, have to be carried out at the cost of
the Railway Company, under your Surveyor's supervision.
LIGHTING.
Additional Lamps have been erected in the following
streets:—
Buckhurst street
1
St. John street
1
Busby square
1
Thomas passage
1
Chambord street
1
White street
1
Clarkson street
1
16
Edwards court
1
The following have been
discontinued:—
Fuller street
1
Gawber street
1
Southborough place
1
Middle row
Simpson's place
1
Parliament street
1
2
Princes court
1
Queen Caroline gardens
1
Total additional Lamps
14
Seabright gardens
1
The total number of Lamps maintained at the expense
of the Vestry is as follows:—
Gas Light and Coke Company, 928 5-feet lamps.
,, ,, 4 3-light Sugg's lamps, supplied
by meter.
,, ,, 3 2-light ditto.
,, „ 1 special lamp over Urinal,
Austin street, burning 14.4
ft. per hour.
,, ,, 1 ditto over Urinal at corner of
Gibraltar walk, burning
15 feet per hour.
Commercial Gas Company, 79 5-feet lamps.
,, ,, 1 3-light Sugg's lamp, supplied
by meter.
„ ,, 2 ditto ditto on Urinal,
Bethnal Green road.