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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A Gas Stove (hired from the Gas Light and Coke
Company) has been fixed in the Board room for use
during the winter months, and the lighting of the Board
room has been improved by fixing a new Sun Burner,
and two large brackets in the angles behind the Chairman,
and the substitution of "Sugg's Christiana" for
"Argand " burners at the Chairman's table.
ROADS.
The following roads have been made up with " broken
granite" or "flints," and steam rolled:—
Macadam roads.
Bunsen street.
Bonner road (Approach
road to Old Ford road).
Catherine street.
Canrobert street.
Cambridge circus.
Centre street.
Emma street (part).
Felix street.
Globe road.
Gore road.
Lyte street.
Mowlem street.
Old Ford road (part).
Pollard row.
Russia lane.
St. Peter street.
Tcesdale street.
Usk street.
Wadeson street.
Wood street.
Wood's close.
The quantities of broken granite and flints used were
as follows:—
Cubic yards.
Broken Granite.—Supplied by Contractor 498
Ditto, 480 tons, equal to 384
Supplied by North Metropolitan
Tramways Company 585
Old Stone, broken by men in the employ
of the Vestry at Digby Street Yard 204
Total 1671
Flints 378½ cubic yards.
The channels of the following streets have been
paved:—
Antill road.
Bunsen street.
Bonner road (part).
Catherine street.
Canrobert street.
Emma street (part).
Gore road.
Lyte street.
Mowlem street.
Marion square (part).
Matilda street.
Teesdale street.
Wadeson street.
Wood street.
Wood's close.