London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lewisham 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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285 feet of 9 in. pipe drain laid.
2,894 feet of 6-in. pine drain laid.
1,014 feet of 4-in. pine drain laid
68 water closet pans and traps fixed.
98 sinks and traps fixed.
PAVING.
New footway paving has been laid down as follows:—
LIMEHOUSE.— Parts of Northey Street, West India Dock
Road, Fast India Dock Road, Samuel Street, Salmon Lane, Brenton
Street, Carr Street, Cornier Street, Narrow Street, Church Row
and Dora Street.
The footway paving on the north side of Pigott Street has
been relaid and partly repaved with Imperial stone.
RATCLIFF.– Parts of London Street, Henry Street, Devonport
Street, White Horse Street and Bower Street.
SHADELL.- Parts of New Gravel Lane and Juniper Street.
WAPPING.— Parts of High Street, Chambers Square, Brewhouse
Lane, and Up East Smithfield.
Old footway ptt\ing has been relaid as follows:—
LIMEHOUSE.— Part* of Salmon Lane, Endive Street, Stains
Road, Northey Street, South Street, Commercial Road, North
Street, Maroon Street, Ropemaker's Fields Pigott Street, WestIndia
Dork Road, Burdett Load, Dupont Street, Three Colt Street,
Birchfield Street, White Horse Street, East India Dock Road,
Narrow Street, Samuel Street, Carr Street, Walker Street, Condor
Street Repton Street, Cayley Street, Dalgleish Street, York Road,
Church Row, Dora Street and Clemence Street.
ratcliff.—Spring Garden Place, London Street, Dunstan
Place, York Street West, James Street, George Street, Narrow
Street, Med land Street, Albert Square, Janus Place, Devonport
?????????, Glass-house Fields, Ashfield Place, White
I lot so Street and Bower Street.