Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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PAVINGS.
New footway paving has been laid in the following streets and
places, viz:—
Limehouse—Fore Street, Dalgleish Place, East Church Row,
Margaret Street, Copenhagen Place, Robert Street, Salter Street,
Rugg Street, Anchor Street, Waterloo Street, Dalgleish Street,
Gloucester Street, Salmon Street, Short Street, Manning Street, Salisbury
Place, Vincent Street, Regent Street, Stainsby Road, Flower Terrace,
George Street, Samuel Street, Copenhagen Place, Rhodes well Road,
Featherstone Buildings, Parnham Strict, Lower North Street,
Rosetta Street, William Street, Park Street, South Street, West
Street, Lower Rich Street, and in parts of Victoria Park Road, and
Commercial Road, East.
Ratcliff—William Street, Henry Street, and in part of White
Horse Street.
Shadwell—Claremont Square, Albert Street and Victoria Street.
New granite carriage ways have been laid in Fore Street, Liinehouse,
and in part of White Horse Street, Ratcliff.
Old carriage-way pavings have been relaid in Cock Hill, Ratcliff
and Shadwell, Upper East Smithfield, Wapping, and in part of
Three Colt Street, Liinehouse.
Several new carriage-way crossings have been constructed in the
footway pavings in various parts of the districts.
Two crossings for the convenience of foot passengers, have been
constructed by permission of the Commercial Road Trust, across the
macadamized roadway of the Commercial Road, Limehouse.
The paving of the unpaved portions of the Parish of Liinehouse
is nearly completed. A further portion of the sum of £14,000 has
been borrowed for the purpose.
UNPAVED ROADS.
These roads have been repaired from time to time, as occasion
required, with gravel ballast and broken stone.
The alterations required in the levels of the streets of Lime-house