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Lewisham 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
I have prepared the Table below showing the Road Improvements carried out or projected during the year.
Lewisham Parish.
| Locality of Improvement. | Remarks. |
|---|---|
| Improvement of Road at the junction of South-end Lane and Bromley Road | Arranged to be carried out at the convenience of the Board. |
| Ivy Lane Improvement | Deferred. |
| Lowering Footpath, Montpelier Yale, Blackheath | Negociating. |
| Lawrie Park and West Hill, Sydenham, Road Improvement | Completed. |
| Perry Vale Improvement | Completed. |
| River Quaggy, proposed Improvement between Lee Bridge and Granville Terrace | Abandoned. |
| Widening Roadway, Lee Bridge (Staite's corner) | Completed. |
| Widening Stanstead and Catford Hill Road (Bird's Estate) | Negociating. |
| Widening Railway Bridge near Forest Hill) Station | Negociating. |
| Widening Road and Footpath along Leather-sellers' Company's Estate, Stanstead Lane | Completed. |
The following Ventilators and Man-holes were constructed
during the year :—
LEWISHAM.
Pipe Ventilators fixed to the trails of Houses.
Avenue Road, Lewisham
Blackheath Hill
Dulwich Wood House, Sydenham
Limes Grove, Lewisham
Mary Ann Place, Catford Hill
Royal Parade, Blackheath
West Hill, Sydenham
Man-holes constructed in Public Sewers which art as Ventilators.
Bennett Place, Blackheath
Kent House Road, Lower Sydenham
The Vale, Blackheath
PENGE.
Beckenham Road (opposite Penge Nursery), Clarina Road.
Independent of the ventilators in the Public Sewers, every
new house has a ventilator from the soil pipe. I have been obliged
to summons some parties and in all cases I have succeeded in
getting the Board's regulations carried out. During the year the
larger sewers vested in the Board have been regularly cleansed by
the Flushing Men, and considerably more than 100 loads of deposit
have been removed.
Hamlet of Penge.
| Locality of Improvement. | Remarks. |
|---|---|
| Improvement to entrance Penge Railway Station, L. B. and S. Coast Railway, Cab Stand, &c. | Completed. |
| Widening Railway Bridge over Crystal Palace) and West End Branch, Anerley Road | Completed. |
| Widening Roadway Canal Bridge, Anerley Road | Negociating. |