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 Rotherhithe]
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Abbeyfield Road—In this road 649 ft. of kerb and 2928 sq. ft. of flags have been
relaid, 671 sq. ft. flags faced, squared, and relaid, and 17 sq. ft. of new flags laid.
Mossington Road.—The footways on both sides of this road have received
attention. 591 ft. of kerb and 3406 sq. ft. of flags were relaid, and 140 sq. ft. of new flags laid.
Raymouth Road.—The footway in this road opposite Nos. 124-144 has been relaid to
the extent of 847 sq. ft.; 153 ft. of kerb was also relaid.
Cranham Road.—This road has received considerable attention during the past year ;
the kerbs were relaid for a length of 1265 ft., and 4852 sq. ft. of flags relaid, 2426 sq. ft.
refaced, squared, and relaid, and 76 sq. ft. of new laid.
Silwood Street.—In Silwood Street the kerb has been relaid for a length of 802 ft.,
3626 sq. ft. of flags relaid, 1247 sq. ft. refaced, squared, and relaid, and 127 sq. ft. of New
York supplied.
Pedworth Road.—Extensive repairs have been executed in this road, 557 feet of
kerb and 2,940 sq. ft. of flags were relaid and 85 sq. ft. of New York laid.
Hawkstone Road-—In this road the following repairs have been executed : 106 ft.
kerb and 892 sq. ft. flagging relaid, 179 sq. ft. refaced, squared, and relaid, and 22Y sq. it.
NewYork laid.
Culling Road.—The condition of this road towards the end of last year became so
unsatisfactory that extensive repairs were absolutely necessary to both footways and
roadway. The kerbs were relaid for a length of 750 ft., the footways relaid for an area of
4367 sq. ft., the whole of the roadway picked over, coated, and rolled, the area being 2365
sq. yds., and 178 tons 15 cwt. of broken granite was used.
IIderton Road —This road has received attention to both footways and roadway.
279 ft. of kerb and 2070 sq. ft. of flags were relaid, and 28 sq. ft. ot New York supplied. The
roadway for an area of 950 sq. yds. was picked up, coated, and rolled, 59 tons 13 cwt. of
broken granite being used.