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Lewisham 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Wapping.—Part of High Street has hern repaved with secondhand
Granite pitching.
The Granite Trams in Ropemaker's Fields, Limehon.se,
Medland Street, Ritcliff, and Wapping Wall, Shad well, and also
Brewhouse Lane, Wapping, have been redressed and relaid, and
second-hand 24 x 12 and 18 x 12 Granite Tram has been supplied
and laid in Medland Street.
MACADAM ROADS.
Parts of the carriage-way of the following streets have been
made up with broken Guernsey Granite, viz:—Maroon Street,
Acland Street, Brenton Street, Blount Street, Condor Street, Cayley
Street, Aston Street, Dod Street, Robert Street, Barnes Street,
Wilson Street, Repton Street, Thomas Street, Tumor's Road, Pigott
Street, St. Paul's Road, Rhodeswell Road, Burdett Road, and Locksley
Street, in the parish of Limehouse; and Spring Garden Place,
York Street East, York Street West, and Hardinge Street, in the
Hamlet of Ratcliff.
Parts of the carriage-way of the following streets have been
made good with ballast:—Silver Street, Samuel Street, Lowell Street,
Repton Street, Manning Street, North Street, Cayley Street, Blount
Street, Burn Street, Dupont Street, Maroon Street, and Acland
Street, Limehouse.
NEW CARRIAGE CROSSINGS.
New Carriage Crossings have been formed at the entrance to
the undermentioned premises at the cost of the persons requiring the
same, viz.:—
Limehouse.—At Messrs. Rochester & Fox's premises, St. Anne
Street; No. 7, Oak Lane ; and at Mr. Prior's Stables, Carr Street.
Ratcliff.—At Sargeants & Co.'s premises in Horseferry Branch
Road and Medland Street.
LIGHTING.
The number of Public Lamps in the District is as follows, viz:—
Limehouse 382
Ratcliff 202
Shadwell 157
Wapping 95
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The above total shews an increase of 11 on the number reported
at Lady Day, 1884.