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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

Mile End 1883

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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Table: 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.

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£2211194
Ely Terrace—3162/9 yards old pitching re-dressed and re-laid ; 102/9 old pitching re-laid. Total cost56121
Wades Place—174 yards granite pitching re laid and grouted. Total cost3095
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 cost649108
Bedford Street—894 feet curb re-set; 5019 feet new 3-in. York paving provided and laid. Total costRedmans 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 cost266 1969 811 10
Union Street—261 yards granite pitching dressed and re-laid ; 89 yards pitching re-laid Total cost56160
Mulberry Street—901 yards pitching dressed and re-laid Total cost15803
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 cost6668
Dep6t—230 yards carted-away granite dressed. Total cost2300
£3715133

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HORSE KEEPING.
The total cost of keeping horses for the year was £2632 14s. 5d.
The Vestry's horses worked equal to 8749 days for one horse; the
cost was therefore 6s. o1/4d. per day per horse.
This rate will be found to be in excess of that of former years, but
the Vestry will remember that 15 per cent. is now allowed for
depreciation instead of 8, and the number of days worked is considerably
less than former years.
WATERING THE HAMLET.
1882.
1883.
1884.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Wages of drivers
268
12
0
Wages of drivers
231
1
3
Wages of drivers
268
4
0
Horse Hire
63
3
6
Horse hire
97
13
6
Horse hire
84
16
10
Keep of Vestry
Horses = 1267
working days
410
9
2
Keep of Vestry's
Horses = 1066
working days.
336
9
1½
Keep of Vestry's
Horses = 1380
working days
415
8
9
East London
Water Co. for
7,425,000 gls.
of water
316
4
9
East London'
Water Co. for
7,150,000 gls.
of water
308
6
0
East London
Water Co. for
8,367,000 gls. "
of water
353
13
3
£1058
9
5
£973
9
10½
£1122
2
10