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

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Lewisham 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]

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macadam and unpaved roads.
During the year extensive repairs have been carricd out to
various roads as follows, viz:—
Limehouse.— The Carriageways of Lowell Street, Conder
Street, Burdett Road, Repton Street, Cayley Street, Locksley
Street, St. Paul's Road, Clemence Street, and Pixley Street,
have been made up with broken Guernsey granite and rolled
with the Steam Roller.
Parts of the Carriageways of Dod Street, Dora Street,
Turner's Road, Agnes Street, Spencer Street, and Tomlin's
Terrace, have also been made up with broken Guernsey granite
and rolled with the Steam Roller.
In addition to the above works the defective placcs in the
Carriageways of Burgess Street, Walker Street, Acland Street,
Wallwood Street, Farrance Street, Endive Street, Barnes
Street, Wilson Street, Aston Street, Lee Street, and Selsey
Street, have been repaired.
RATCLIFF.— The defective placcs in the Carriageways of
Bromley Street, Portland Street, Walter Street and Thirza
Street, have been repaired.
The Carriageways of Blount Street, Brenton Street, Samuel
Street, Anchor Street, and Dakin Street, Limehouse, have
been made up with gravel and rolled with the Steam Roller.
tar paving work.
The paving of Elm Row, Shadwell, being in a very
defective condition the Board decided to lay down Tar Paving,
and the tender of Messrs. Constable, for laying their patent
Derbyshire Limestone Par Paving, was accepted and the work
carried out.