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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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Hamlet of Penge.
Locality.
Description of Work.
Green Lane
Kerb and Channel.
Oak field Road
„ „
Station Road. Anerley
Channel.
Woodbine Grove
„
The above required—
682 feet run of Kerb.
6,637 feet run of Channel.
The Now Paving works in the whole District were carried
out by our own men, materials being supplied under Contracts
entered into for this purpose.
TAR PAVING.
The now Tar Pavement laid during the year was as follows:—
Parish of Lewisham.
Locality.
superficial
Yards.
Bird-in-Hand Passage
52
Blythe Hill Lane
65
Sydenham Hill Road
758
Total
875
Hamlet of Penge.
Locality.
Superficial
Yards.
Green Lane
130
In the Parish of Lewisham 9,043 superficial yards of old
Tar Pavement were relaid, and 5,874 superficial yards in the
Hamlet of Penge, the greater part being made at the Lower
Sydenham and Penge Depots.
In Lewisham, 13,948 superficial yards of Tar Paved Path
were tar-painted, and 11,259 superficial yards in Penge.