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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 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]

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NEW WORKS.
Kerbing, Channelling, Crossings, &c.
Parish of Lewisham.

Table: The quantity of material used during the year for the maintenance of the public Road is shown in the following Table:—

The quantity of material used during the year for the maintenance of the public Road is shown in the following Table:—

Division.Broken Guernsey Granite.Clee Hill Stone.Port Philip Stone.Picked Flints.Dug Flints.Gravel.Total.
Lewisham Parish (cubic yds.)4632...1596...3724155711,509
Hamlet of Penge (ditto)711120...924...1061861
Total634312016969243724166313,370

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These works include—
1628 feet run new Kerb.
1425 feet run new Channel.
386 superficial yards new Paved Crossings.

Table: From the 26th March, 1887, to the 25th March, 1888, both inclusive, the rainfall, registered at the Forest Hill Stoneyard, was as follows:—

From the 26th March, 1887, to the 25th March, 1888, both inclusive, the rainfall, registered at the Forest Hill Stoneyard, was as follows:—

Number of day on which snow or rain fellinches.
21887 March 26th to 31st inclusive0.25
11„ April1.84
16„ May1.48
3„ June1.16
7„ July0.81
12„ August2.01
17„ September2.20
9„ October1.30
19„ November3.79
6„ December1.49
111888 January0.97
12„ February0.77
11„ March, to 25th inclusive1.85
Total 136Total19.92

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The above comprise—
3854 feet run new Channel.
500 feet run new Kerb.