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Fulham 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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WOOD PAVING.
| Locality. | Area. | Date Laid. | Description. | Cost of Wood Paving. | Cost of Work to Footpath. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | Jo | 8. | d. | ||||
| Fulham Road, from | 12,469 | June, 1885 | Plain 9“ 6“ x 3“ | Loan of | |||||
| Stanley Bridge to “The George“ | deal blocks | 5,500 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| King's Road | 5,052 | May, 1888 | Do. | 1,969 | 6 | 8 | 278 | 12 | 7 |
| North End Road | 8,385 | Jan., 1889 | Do. | 3,231 | 10 | 5 | 224 | 0 | 2 |
| LillieRoad | 4,885 | June, 1889 | Do. | 2,010 | 13 | 7 | 299 | 19 | 8 |
| Fulham Road, from | 20,073 | Sept., 1890 | 9 x 5“ X 3“ | 10,235 | 2 | 9 | 578 | 4 | 9 |
| “The George“ to Fulham and Putney Bridge | creosoted deal blocks | ||||||||
| North End Road, from Melmoth Place to Star Road | 7,309 | May, 1891 | Do. | 3,944 | 17 | 2 | 140 | 2 | 2 |
| Dawes Road, Vanston | 9,600 | Feb., 1892 | Do. | ||||||
| Place, Jerdan Place, Melmoth Place | 6,183 | 19 | 10 | 195 | 9 | 8 | |||
| Jerdan Place (part of) | 542 | Feb., 1892 | 9 x 5“ x 3“ Jarrah blocks | ||||||
| Total Area | 68,315 | Total Cost | 33,075 | 10 | 5 | 1716 | 3 9 | 0 | |
SIDE WALKS.
During the year the following quantities of paving were supplied to the
Vestry for the repair of pavements in the Parish. Some of the York stone
was laid by a jobbing contractor, the remainder being laid by the Vestry's
workmen.
£ s. d.
6,117 feet super York stone, supplied and laid at 9½d 242 2 6
3,105 do. do. supplied only at 9d. 116 8 9
1,200 feet super Imperial stone, supplied at 6½d. 32 10 0
12 sets of stones for comers, supplied at 17s.6d. 10 10 0
£401 11 3
Considerable quantities of York stone were required for the improvements
made in Fulham Road, and Fulham Palace Road, by Sussex House.
For repairing asphalte pavements, 5 tons of asphalte, 1 ton of bitumen,
and 1 ton of pitch, were ordered on the 2nd March, 1892.
NEW STREETS.
The plans have been submitted to the London County Council and the
Vestry, for the following new streets in this district:—
Case No.
Name of Estate and Streets.
Date submitted
to Vestry,
Date approved
by L.C.C.
Length.
Cotton Estate.
1891.
1892.
E 16
Harbledown Road
5 th Nov.
10th Feb.
360.0
Elmston Road
• • •
• • •
320.0
Shottendam Road
• • •
• • •
530.0
1890.
1891.
E 33
Darlan Road
20th Dec.
disapprov'd
17th April.
820.0
1892.
1892.
E 36
Petley Road
9th Jan.
10th Feb.
680.0
Rainville Road
...
...
680.0
Wingrave Road
...
...
180.0
Holyport Road
...
...
510.0
Lorna Road
...
...
530.0
Woodlawn Road
...
...
500.0
Macmurdo Road
...
...
300.0
Total
5,410.0
Lineal yds.
1,803