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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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The following is a list of new crossings laid during the year:—
| Albion-road, | across Bonfield-road. |
| Algernon-road, | „ Bertrand-street. |
| „ Brookbank-road. | |
| „ Ellerdale-street. | |
| Brockley-road, | „ Marnock-road. |
| ,, Darfield-road. | |
| „ Merritt-road. | |
| „ Dairymple-road. | |
| ,, Whitbread-road. | |
| Bromley-road, | „ Cockshed-lane. |
| Clarendon-road, | „ St. Mark's-road. |
| Courthill-road, | „ Hither-green-lane |
| Gilmore-road, | „ Eastdown-park. |
| Hither-green-lane, | „ Ryecroft-road. |
| „ Ennersdale-road. | |
| Rushey-green, | „ Rosenthal-road. |
Making a total of 373 superficial yards of granite crossings.
TAR-PAVEMENT.
It was found necessary during the year to take up and relay
2,828 superficial yards of Tar Paving in High-street, Lewisham,
and 327 superficial yards in South-row, Blackheath; in addition
to this 2,492 superficial yards were taken up and relaid in general
repairs throughout the division, making in all a total of 5,647
superficial yards of tar-paving taken up and relaid. Several of
the tar-paved footpaths in the division were painted with hot tar
and coated with sand, amounting to 18,524 superficial yards; and
9,022 superficial yards of gravel paths were picked up, re-gravelled,
rolled with a heavy roller, painted twice with hot tar, and coated
with sand.
No repairs to Rock Asphalte paths were carried out during
the year.