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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Old carriage-way paving has been relaid as follows:-
Limehouse.—Three Colt Street, near the Limekiln; defective
parts of Limehouse Causeway; North end of Carr Street; defective
parts of Frederick Street and York Road; Old tram has been laid
down in the narrow parts of Fore Street and Limehouse Causeway;
Copenhagen Place; a portion of the new street, Three Colt
Street.
Ratcliff.—Carriage-way of Bromley Street repaired with
broken stone.
Shadwell.—The breasts and channels of Old Gravel Lane;
St. George Street, near Well Street.
Wapping.—Over the various sewer shafts in High Street.
Carriage crossings have been formed at the following places:—
Limehouse.—New part of Clemence Street, Burdett Road;
Mr. Stone's premises, No. 35, Catherine Street; in front of Messrs.
Whitehead's premises, Thomas Street.
The following carriage crossing has been relaid :—
Limehouse.—Next the David and Harp, Fore Street.
SPECIAL PAVING.
Pursuant to the directions of the Board, estimates of the cost
of paving the following streets in the parish of Limehouse have
been prepared, and apportionments of the sums to be paid by the
several owners of land and houses abutting on such streets have
been made, and orders for payment of the several apportioned sums
have been served upon such owners.
Street. Estimate of cost of paving.
Railway Buildings £156 8 9
Walker Street 170 6 4
Burges Street 547 13 7
The several apportioned amounts are being paid by the owners
of the property, pursuant to the orders served upon them.