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Lewisham 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Wapping.—Parts of Church Court, Queen's Head Alley, High
Street, Upper East Smithfield, and Black Boy Alley.
Old Carriageway paving has been relaid as follows, viz. : —
LlMEHOUSE —Parts of Rhodeswell Road. Gill Street. York Road, Narrow Street, Island Row, Northey Street, Lockery Street.
Ropemaker's Fields, Parnham Street, Church Row, and Three
Colt Street.
Ratcliff.—Parts of Brook Street, York Road. Medland
Street, The Opening, Bower Street, Narrow Street Commercial
Road, Bere Street, at. 1 Stepney Causeway, and in Schoohouse,Lane
where widened.
SHADWELL.—Parts of Milk Yard. Allbert Street, LoveLane,
Star Street, West Gardens, Cable Street, and New Gravel Lane
Wapping.—Parts of High Street, Upper East Smithfield, and
in Upper Well Alley, next St. John's Wharf.
New Carriageway paving has been laid down as follows, viz-
LlMEHOUSE.—The remaining portion of the carriageway of
Eastfield Street has been paved with old stone.
The carriageway of Aston Street between Ben Jonson
and Eastfield Street, and between Maroon Street and Cayley Street,
has been paved with second hand stone.
Part of the carriageway of Salmon Lane, from the Railway
Bridge westward to the Ratclilf boundary has been paved with 5
by 7 second-hand stone.
Part of the carriageway of Waterloo Street has been paved with
old stone.
A small portion of carriageway between Blount Street and Carr
Street under the Railway Bridge,has been paved with old stone.
Part of the carriageway in Commercial Road, opposite the Town
Hall has been paved with new wood paving, and the wood paving
in Church Row has been relaid.
Ratcliff.—The carriageway of Butcher Row has been repaved
with 3 by 7 second-hand stone.