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Rotherhithe 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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I enclose herewith a plan, in duplicate of the property included in the valuation
and as comprised in the following Schedule. The area to be acquired is tinted pink,
and the roads on which the site abuts and which will have to be widened for the
Roney Street.—1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 and 12
Braddon street—Nos.—1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,
29,30,31,and 32
Rotherhithe Street— Noa. 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66. 67, 70, 72,74, 76, 76 and 80.
Even stop Allay—No. 1a and promisee, late a slaughter-house, now stables and stores,
occupied by Mr White and Mr. McPherson.
Fisher's Court.— Nos. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7and8
Paradise street.1Nos. 35and 35a, 37,39,41,43,45,47,49,and51
I am dear sir
On 16th June. 1896, the Sanitary Committee reported baring bad submitted to them
the plans and estimate prepared to the Surveyor of the coat of forming roads and sewers.
Plan A—Slewing the existing roads founding the area, via.:Rotherhithe Street Fulford
Street, Paradise Street, and seven Step Alley widened to a width at 40 feet,
the remaining land being utilised for the ???tion of Block Dwellings with an
Open space in the centra, about 156 lest long by 46 foot wide, at a cost, with
pitched roads, of £3650 plus £250 for hoarding or a total of £3900-at a total
cost with macudam roads (Rotherhithe Street only being pitched) at £3195-
of all a total cost with macudam roads and granite channels of £2970
Plan B.-Showing the roads ways bounding the area above out widened to a width of
40 feet with a cross street 10 feet wide leaning through the centre of the area,