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Limehouse 1861

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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35
PAVINGS.
New footway-paving has been laid in the following streets and
places, viz.:—
Limehouse.—Five Bells Alley, part of Nightingale Lane,
Risbie's Rope Walk, Oak Lane, Limehouse Causeway, Green Dragon
Alley, Spread Eagle Street, Mitre Street, Three Colt Street, John
Street, Mary Street, Webb's Place, Three Colt Court, and Farrant's
Terrace.
Ratcliff.—Walter Street, Grosvenor Street, Caroline Street,
part of Church Row, and Ashtield Place.
Shadwell.—South end of Twine Court, and part of Wapping
Wall
Footways have been paved with old stone, taken from other parts
of the palish where new paving has been laid, in the following
streets, viz. :—
Limeiiouse.—South Street, Batson Street, Mill Place, Island
Row, West Street, Trigg's Place, Willow Row, Chever's Court, part
of Nightingale Lane, Wilson Place, and Tile Yard.
The footway paving of part of Wapping \\ all, Shadwell, has
been relaid.
Carriage-ways have been repaved with new stone at the following
places, viz., part of Church Lane, Limehouse, and part of Wapping
High Street.
The carriage-way of part of Nightingale Lane, Limehouse, has
been paved with old stone.
Old carriage-way pavings have been relaid in part of Church Lane,
Limehouse; Caroline Street and London Street, Ratcliff; High
Street, Shadwell, and part of Red Lion Street, Wapping.
The carriage-way paving of Fox's Lane, Shadwell, has been raised
and relaid as arranged with the London Dock Company.
Part of the tramway of Queen Street, Ratclilf, lias been relaid.
Two paved crossings for the convenience of foot passengers have
been constructed, by the permission of the Commercial Road Trust
across the Macadamized roadway of the East India Dock Road,
Limehouse.