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Lewisham 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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HAMLET OF PENGE.
L ewisham P arish.
| Algernon Road | 8 |
| Brockley Park | 2 |
| Byne Road | 1 |
| Clarendon Road | 4 |
| Como Road | 2 |
| Cressingham Road | 1 |
| Devonshire Road | 1 |
| Duncombe Hill | 2 |
| Ellerdale Street | 1 |
| Embleton Street | 1 |
| Fordyce Road | 2 |
| Hawstead Road | 2 |
| Holdenby Street | 1 |
| Howson Road | 1 |
| Hurstbourne | 2 |
| Knighton Park Road | 1 |
| Larkbere Road | 1 |
| Longton Avenue | 5 |
| Oaksford Avenue | 1 |
| Ormanton Road | 1 |
| Pearcefield Avenue | 2 |
| Pear Tree Cottages | 1 |
| Ravensbourne Park | 1 |
| Regent Street | 1 |
| St. Margaret's Road | 2 |
| Silverdale Road | 3 |
| Station Walk, Forest Hill | 1 |
| Tredown Road | 1 |
| Trewsbury Road | 1 |
| Vancouver Road | 2 |
| Total | 55 |
The above consisted of—
600 feet run new Kerb.
5,824 feet run new Channel.
This work was clone by men in the employ of the Board,
special contracts being made for the supply of material &c. A
considerable saving over the last contract juices was effected.
TAR PAVING.
The following Table shews the new Tar Paving laid:—
Lewisham Parish.
Locality.
Superficial
Yards.
Bromley Road, from Cockshed Lane to Black Horse P.H.
867
Cat ford Hill
650
Cressingham Road path to Granville Park
350
Dartmouth Hill
280
Hanover Street
179
Lewisham Road by Sidney Arms P.H.
l80
Park Road, Yorke House Improvement, Forest Hill
37
Perry Vale, Forest Hill Railway Station Improvement
203
St. Germans Road
1056
Silverdale Road path to Railway Station
93
Sydenham Hill Road
349
Thurston Road (extension)
1200
Total
5444
There was no new Tar-pavement laid in the Hamlet of
Penge.
2,791 superficial yards of old paving were re-laid, and 12,628
superficial yards of paving painted in the Parish of Lewisham.
4,453 superficial yards of old paving were re-laid, and 5,212
superficial yards of paving were painted in the Hamlet of Penge.