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St George (Southwark) 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]

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The following is a list of those streets where temporary repairs
to the macadam carriageways have been made:—
Barron's place
Clenham street
Dorrit street
Warner street
Marcia road
Smirk's road
Mardyke street
Oswin street
Lamlash street
Valentine place
Grey street
Surrey square
Tower street
Staple street
Camelot street
Massinger street
St. Stephen's square
Dodson street
Quilp street
Law street
Webber row
Chatham street
Wickham place
Amicable road
During this year a number of important footways have been
dealt with, the following being in asphalte on a bed of cement
concrete:—Borough High street on the West side from Marshalsea
road to Union street; Union street both sides, Crosslet street on
the East side, part of Townsend street on the North side, a portion
of Southwark Bridge road, Angel court, St. George's road, Belvedere
place, and. repairs made in Blackfriars road and New Kent road,
and Newington causeway on the West side from Borough road to
Lancaster street has been relaid with new York stone. The
following have been repaired in York stone:—Old Kent road,
Valentine place, Warwick street, King's Bench walk, Deverall
street, King James street, Miniver street, Collinson street, Paragon
mews, William street, Borough High street, Silex street, Crosslet
street, and Townsend street.
Beyond the above, a number of streets have been partially dealt
with under "Trenches," which still continue to be heavy. The
following is a list of the openings dealt with during the year.
GAS, WATER, ELECTRIC LIGHT, AND OTHER TRENCHES
OPENED AND REPAIRED.
South Metropolitan Gas Company 604
Gas Light and Coke Company 51
Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company 164
Lambeth Water Company 200
London Electric Supply Corporation 98
County of London and Brush Provincial Electric Lighting Company 190
London Hydraulic Power Company 1
Post Office Telegraph 3
Total openings 1,311