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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Carriage crossings have been formed at the following places:
Limehouse.—West India Dock Road, opposite Limehouse Causeway.
Messrs. White & Harpers premises, Park Street; South side of Copenhagen
Place, West Street, Spread Eagle Street, Mr. Elsom's premises Dalgleish
Street, East side of Featherstone's Buildings.
Ratcliff—Free Trade Wharf, Broad Street. The Timber Yard,
East side of Ratcliff Square. Queen Street. East side of Walter Street.
Wapping. Messrs. Hogarth's premises, High Street, and Brewhouse
Lane.
Alterations have been made to the foot and carriage way paving opposite
Mr. Brewer's premises, and Black eagle Wharf, High Street, Wapping.
The new road from Catherine Street to Eastfield Street, Limehouse
Fields, has been formed, made up, channelled, curbed, and the footways
paved.
The street has been widened at the New Crane end of New Gravel
Lane, and new carriage-way paving laid down; the footpaths have been
altered and paved.
LIGHTING.
The number of public lamps in the District is 745. being an increase of
7 on the number reported at Lady-day, 1868,
PUBLIC URINALS.
There has been no increase in the number of Urinals in the District.
The Urinals are flushed and cleansed with water by men employed by
the Board.
The Urinals at Glamis Road, King James' Stairs, and west Gardens,
Shadwell, have been repaired.