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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Giles (Camberwell) 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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exception of a short length of single line, about
seven chains between Kingswood and Farquhar
Roads, and a short length also, about five
chains at the upper end of College Road, at the
junction with the main Road, here called the
"Palace Road." The locality of this Tramway
is purely of a residential character. The width
of the respective Roads along which the
Tramway will pass is given below. Some of
which are under the statutory width.
| Footway. | Roadway. | Footway. | TOTAL. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ft. | in. | ft. | in. | |
| Dulwich Wood Park, at centre of enclosed Triangle, near Paxton Hotel | 8 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Do. at entrance to Avenue | 10 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 5 |
| Do. opposite Kingswood Road | 8 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 2 |
| Do. opposite junction of Farquhar Road | 9 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Do. at junction of College Road | 10 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| College Road, midway between Dul-wich Wood Park and Crystal Palace Parade | 8 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 7 |
| Do. at junction of Crystal Palace Parade | 8 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 3 |
| Crystal Palace Parade, at junction of College Road | 13 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| Do. at High Level Railway Station.. | 13 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
Note.—This proposed Tramway was subsequently
withdrawn.