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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 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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Table: NEW WORKS.Kerbing, Channelling, Crossings, &c. Lewisham Parish.The following Table will show the work executed:—

NEW WORKS.

Kerbing, Channelling, Crossings, &c. Lewisham Parish.

The following Table will show the work executed:—

Locality.Description of Work.
Brockley Road, from St. Margaret's Road to BoundaryKerbing and Channelling.
Bromley Road, opposite "Rosenthal"„
Devonshire Road„
Hanover Street„
High Street, Sydenham„
Honor Oak Road, opposite Westwood Park„
Brockley Road, across entrance near BoundaryPaved Crossings.
Bromley Road, across entrance to "George" P.H.„
Ditto ditto George Lane„
Devonshire Road, near "Signal" P.H.„
Ditto ditto Subway„
Hanover Street, across entrance„
High Street, Lewisham, by Court Hill Road„
Ditto ditto, by Police Station„
Hither Green Lane, by Thornford Road„
Honor Oak Road, across Benson Road„
Ditto ditto Ewelm Road„
Ditto ditto Tyson Road„
Perry Hill, by Elm Lodge„
Ditto, across Elm Lane„
Loampit Vale, across Sunninghill Road„
Stanstead Road, near Blythe Vale„
Waldram Road, across Stanstead Road„

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The sewers named in this Table make, collectively, 1,400 feet
run of 15-inch pipe sewer, and 3,720 feet run of 12-inch pipe
sewer, in addition to those already maintained by the Board.

Table: Hamlet of Penge. The Table shows the work done in Penge:—

Hamlet of Penge. The Table shows the work done in Penge:—

Locality.Description of Work.
Anerley Hill, near Crystal Palace HotelPaved Crossings.
Croydon Road, across Tremaine Road„
Ditto by Samos Road„
Ditto by Worbeck Road„
Elmer's End Road, across Oak Grove„
Maple Road, by Laurel Grove„
Thicket Road„

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The Sewer entailing the heaviest work under construction is
the 15-inch pipe in Bradgate Road. This sewer is twenty feet
below the surface of the road, and is being laid on a cushion of
concrete about half way up the pipes.