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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
Lewisham 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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ROCK ASPHALTE.
The Table below will give the quantities of Limmer Rock Asphalte laid during the year.
| Locality. | Square Yards. |
|---|---|
| BLACKHEATH AND LEWISHAM. | |
| 98 | |
| Ladywell (across Church Meadow) | 234 |
| Haddo Villas to the end of Eliot Place (one path) | 841 |
| Price's Rents (two paths) | 317 |
| Granville Park (South side) | 1623 |
| Lewisham Union to near "Rising Sun" public-house, Rushey Green (one path) | 1423 |
| Fire Brigade Station, Rushey Green, to Catford Bridge (one path) | 879 |
| SYDENHAM AND FOREST HILL. | |
| West Kent Park— | |
| North Road (both paths) | 1774 |
| South „ „ | 2232 |
| West „ „ | 1125 |
| Grove „ „ | 2118 |
| Park „ „ | 1218 |
| Sydenham Green Improvement (pathway) | 972 |
| Wells Road, from High Street to Springfield Road (North side) | 1136 |
| Total | 15,990 |
The Table below will give the Sewers applied for by owners
of private property, plans and sections being first submitted to
your Board and afterwards to the Metropolitan Board of Works:—
Locality.
Length
Feet run.
Size
in inches.
Material.
Remarks.
LEWISHAM.
Westdown Road, Catford
1441
12
Pipe
Nearly completed.
New Road in continuation
of
Mayow Road to
Lower Sydenham
1070
18
Ditto
Completed.
770
15
Ditto
Ditto
545
12
Ditto
Ditto
Extension in Bampton
Road, Dacres Road,
and road called
Inglemere Road,
Perry Vale, Sydenham
2030
12
Ditto
Ditto
Dacres Road, extension
of
380
12
Ditto
Ditto
Bampton Road, extension
of
460
12
Ditto
Ditto
Mount Pleasant Estato
760
12
Ditto
Ditto
Victoria Road, Lewisham
Hill
500
9
Ditto
Ditto
Extension of Dacres
Road and Bampton
Road, Perry Vale,
Forest Hill
1810
12
Ditto
Ditto
The following Tables give the number of Houses, sanctioned
to be built and drained, also number of gullies, ventilating shafts,
and man-holes constructed during the year:—
Locality.
No. of
Houses
sanctioned
to be built
and drained.
No. of
Houses
sanctioned
to be
drained.
No. of
additions to
Buildings
sanctioned.
No. of Dwelling
Houses
and Public
Buildings,&c.,
completed
within the
year.
Lewisham
229
22
20
172
Penge
76
15
11
42