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Lambeth 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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top of Westow Hill down to the railway arch, and entirely
reforming the footpath and carriage-way, and making the same
up, and coating with Croydon gravel.
Park Road, Norwood.—The carriage-way has been raised,
regulated, and coated with Croydon gravel, and the footpath
under the cemetery wall has been reformed, and faced with fine
Croydon gravel.
Upper Tulse Hill.—New Purbeck kerb has been laid
opposite the new houses near Roupell Road, the footpaths made
up, regulated, and faced with fine Croydon gravel; and the
carriage-way, which at this spot was narrow and inconvenient
for traffic, has been widened and improved.
New kerbing has been laid, and the footpaths made up and
faced with fine gravel, opposite new buildings, &c., at Barrington
Road, Cold Harbour Lane, Bedford Lane, Oval Road, and
Grafton Villas, in Loughborough Park Road.
In order to facilitate as far as possible an efficient means of
watering the various roads, three new Wells have been sunk, and
new pumps erected, at Stockwell Green, James Street, and
Vauxhall Cross.
Brixton Road, from Kennington Church to Brixton
Church.—New Purbeck kerb has been laid throughout on both
sides, and, where requisite, new granite kerb on brickwork, and
the footpaths entirely re-constructed, made up, and faced with
fine Croydon gravel.
Camberwell New Road.—New Purbeck kerb has been
laid from the Foxley Road to Camberwell Green on both sides.
In consequence of the great fall in the carriageway, new 12-in.
× 6-in. granite kerb has been laid on brickwork from Foxley
Road to Kennington Church; and the whole of the footpaths
re-constructed, made-up, and faced with fine Croydon gravel.