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Lewisham 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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Limehouse.— Brenton Street, Samuel Street, Anchor
Street, Dakin Street, Lowell Street, Conder Street, Burdett
Road, Dod Street, Cayley Street, Pixley Street, Farrance Street
and St. Paul's Road.
The following works have also been carried out, viz:
Limehouse.— Part of the Carriageway of Wallwood Street
opposite Messrs. Harris and Wardrop's premises, has been paved
with second-hand 3-inch by 6-inch dressed Aberdeen and
Guernsey stone, on 4-inch Portland cement concrete.
Part of the Carriageway at the south end of Lowell Street
has been paved with second-hand 4-inch by 6-inch dressed stone
on 4-inch Portland cement concrete.
The Carriageways of The Mitre and part of Church Row
have been partly paved with 3-inch by 6-inch dressed Aberdeen
stone and partly with the old Stone which had been taken up
and dressed.
Ratcliff.— The Carriageway of York Road, from Commercial
Road to Chaseley Street, has been partly repaved with
second-hand stone and partly with the old stone which had been
taken up, redressed, and relaid, on 4-inch Portland cement
concrete.
The 18-inch tram in Mcdland Street by Horseferry Branch
Road, has been taken up and new 3-inch by 7-inch pitching
substituted.
Part of the Carriageway in Narrow Street has been widened
to facilitate the traffic.
Wapping.— Part of the footway on the North side of High
Street, has been paved with new 3-inch York stone, and part
of the old footway has been squared and relaid.