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Limehouse 1867

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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CLEANSING & WATERING.
The principal paved streets are cleansed daily, and the others not less
than twice a week.
During the past season the whole of the streets, Ac., have been constantly
watered by the contractors with water from the East London W atcr
Works Company.
RENUMBERING STREETS, &C.
At the request of the Board the Metropolitan Board of Works have
made orders for re-naming the following thoroughfares, and for re-numbering
the houses therein, viz.:—
The houses in Portland Street, partly in the Hamlet of Ratcliff, and
partly in Mile End Old Town, to be re-numbered.
The whole of the thoroughfare, known as Stainsby Road, upper Stainsby
Road, St. Domingo Cottages, and Flowers' Terrace, to be called Stainsby
Road only, and the houses re-numbered.
The whole of the thoroughfare known as Limehouse Causeway, Wellington
Terrace, and Chancery Buildings, to be called Limehouse Causeway
only, and the houses re-numbered.
The whole of the thoroughfare known as Pigott Street and Alexander
Terrace to be called Pigott Street only, and the houses re-numbered.
The houses in Caroline Street, Ratcliff, to be re-numbered.
The whole of the thoroughfare known as Stepney Causeway and Providence
Place, to be called Stepney Causeway only, and the houses re-numbered.
The whole of the thoroughfare known as Brook Street, Craster Place,
and Ennna Terrace, to be called Brook Street only, and the houses renumbered.
The houses in Dorset Street to be re-numbered.