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 Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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ROADWAY PAVING.
The eastern portion of Devonshire Street has been repaved with
new 4-in. by 7-in. Kincardineshire pitching, and the old stone re-dressed
and used in paving Wades Place, Union Street, Mulberry Street,
Holloway Street, and Ely Terrace. The footways and curbs of the
various streets were repaired.
The quantities of the various works were as follows :—
Devonshire Street—2866½ yds. of new 4 by 7-in. pitching;
5645 feet new 3-in. York paving ; 9931 feet York
paving re-faced and re-laid. Total cost
£2211
19
4
Ely Terrace—3162/9 yards old pitching re-dressed and
re-laid ; 102/9 old pitching re-laid. Total cost
56
12
1
Wades Place—174 yards granite pitching re laid and
grouted. Total cost
30
9
5
Commercial Road—926 feet curb dressed; 1386 feet
curb re-set; 13,294 feet super new 3-in. York
paving supplied and laid; 4570 feet footway
re-laid Total cost
649
10
8
Bedford Street—894 feet curb re-set; 5019 feet new
3-in. York paving provided and laid. Total cost
Redmans Road—797 feet curb dressed ; 836 feet curb
re-set; 3363 feet 3-in. new paving provided and
laid ; 1409 feet old paving re-laid. Total cost
266
196
9
8
11
10
Union Street—261 yards granite pitching dressed and
re-laid ; 89 yards pitching re-laid Total cost
56
16
0
Mulberry Street—901 yards pitching dressed and relaid
Total cost
158
0
3
Holloway Street—260 feet run curb re-set; 694 feet
super old York paving re-laid ; 340 yards super
pitching dressed and re-laid Total cost
66
6
8
Dep6t—230 yards carted-away granite dressed.
Total cost
23
0
0
£3715
13
3
PAVED FOOTWAYS.
The following is a list of works executed by the paviors employed
by the Vestry:-
New paving squared and laid 11,206 feet.
Old paving taken up and re-laid 151, 139
Ditto re-squared and re-laid 7,659
New pitching laid 709 yards.
Old pitching re-laid 3,518 „
Old channels re-laid 9,251 ft. lineal.
New Tees Scoriae paving in channels 715 yds. 1 ft. sup.
New curb laid 517 feet.
Old curb re-laid 4,498 ”
The cost of these works for labour was £599 18s. 3d., and for
material £269 5s. 8d.