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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SHADWELL— Parts of Cable Street, High Street, Wapping
Wall, Glamis Road, West Gardens, and Now Gravel Lane.
WAPPING. Parts of High Street, Upper East Smithfield,
Cinnamon Street, Red Lion Street Upper Well Alky, Dock Street,
and St. George Street
The following works have also been carried out by the
Contractors, viz.:—
Limehouse.— Part of the carriageway of Commercial Ro»d,
opposite the Town Hall, paved with new wood blocks, the kerb
reset, and the footway relaid.
The carriageway paving of Gill Street taken up and relaid
The footway paving on the bridge crossing the Lee Cut in
Burdett Road, taken up and a bottom formed with breeze, with a
layer of 3-in. of Portland Cement concrete, and the footway paving
relaid, the deficiency being made up with new 3 in. York. The old
landings have been coped square and relaid.
The footway paving on the East and West sides of Burdett
Road, between the bridge and St. Paul's Knad. taken up and relaid,
and the deficiency made good with new Imperial stone, and the
kerb reset.
Ratcliff.—The footway paving ill Periwinkle Street taken up
and relaid, and the deficiency made good with new york, and the
kerb reset.
Shadwell—The carriageway of Glamis Road from High
Street to the entrance to the London Docks taken up and relaid, a
portion redressed, and the deficiency made good with second-hand
3-in. by 7-in. stone.
WAPPING.—The carriageway of High Street, from the Thames
Tunnel westward to Oliver's Wharf, taken up. dressed, and relaid,
and the remaining portion paved with new 4.in. by 9-in. Aberdeen
granite.
The carriageway of Upper East Smithfield, from Dock Stroet
westward to the entrance to the Docks, taken up, dressed where
required, and relaid, and a portion paved with second-habd 3-in.
by 7-in. stone.
MACADAM AND UNPAVED ROADS.
The defective parts of the carriageways of Thomas Street,
Wilson Street, Burdett Road, Maroon Street, Barnes Street, Aston
Street, Stainsby Road, St. Pauls Road, and Cayley Street, Limehouse
and Belgrave Street, and York Street East and West have been
made good with broken Guernsey granite.