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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The Metropolitan Board of Works have connected the Storm
Relief Sewer, discharging at Ratcliff Cross, with the Main Low
Level Sewer passing thaough White Horse Street and Rose Lane.
HOUSE DRAINAGE.
43 Buildings (including 12 New Strictures and 3 Blocks of
Artisans' Dwellings) have been connected with the sewers, and the
following works executed in connection therewith, viz.:—
100 feet of 12-in Pipe Drain laid.
1,122 ,, „ 9-in. „ „ „
3,698 „ „ 6-in. „ „ „
1,044 „ ,, 4-in. „ „ „
70 Closet Pans and Traps fixed.
116 Sinks and Traps fixed.
PAVING.
New footway paving has been laid down as follows, viz.:—
Limehouse—Parts of Aston Street, Salmon Lane, Maroon
Street and Chusan Place, and the pasaage leading from Waterloo
Street to Gloucester Street. Part of the footway on the south side
of Commercial Road, from (till Street westward to the boundary,
and in Gail Street, by the "Vulcan" Public House, has been paved
with imperial Stone.
Ratcliff.—Parts of White Horse Street and Walter Street.
Shadwell.— Parts of New Gravel Lane, Gould's Hill and
Charles Place.
WAPPING.— Parts of Red Lion Passage and Old Gravel Lane.
Old footway paving has been relaid as follows:—
Limehouse.—Parts of Burdett Road, Hope Place, Three Colt
Street, Salter Street, Rhodeswell Road. East India Dock Road,
Church Row, Stainsby Road, Five Bell Alley, Salmon Lane,
Copenhagen Place, Dupont Street, Barnes Street, Commercial Road
in various places, Chevers Court, Maroon Street, Willow Row,
Carrick's Buildings, Trigg's Place, Ropemaker's Fields, Wilson's
Place, Anchor Street, Oak Lane, Clemence Street, Galt Street,
Eastfield Street, Robert Street, Batson Street, Chusan Place,
Aston Street and in the passage leading to Dalgleish Street.
Ratcliff.—Parts of White Horse Street, Durham Row, York
Street West, Henry Street, Dorset Street, York Street East, James
Place, Walter Street and various places in the Commercial Road.