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Lewisham 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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The following Carriage Crossings have been repaired and paved
with old materials.:—
Limehouse.—South side of Copenhagen Place, at Messrs. Redpath
and Paris' premises, Church Row, Drill Place, West side of Samuel
Street.
Shadwell.—At 44, Lower Shadwell, a portion of the breast and
channel of Old Gravel Lane, near Brewhouse Lane.
Wapping.—Next the Railway Station, opposite Cook and Neptune,
St. George Street.
The footway and carriage way next the Brewery Yard in Fore
Street, Limehouse, hare been altered to the new line of frontage, and the
passage from Ropemakers' Fields to Fore Street has been pared with
new York stone.
The Tramway across high 'Street, Wapping, opposite St. Bride's
Wharf, has been laid down, as sanctioned by the Board.
LIGHTING.
The number of public lamps in the District is 764, being an increase
of 10 since Lady-day, 1871.
The Lamp Posts and Brackets in Shadwell and Wapping, and the
Street Posts and Urinals in the District have been painted.
PUBLIC URINALS.
A new Urinal has been erected in Limehouse Causeway.
The Urinal has been removed from Short Street, Shadwell.
The Urinals are flushed and cleansed with water by men employed
by the Board.