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 St James's, Westminster]
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paved with asphalte under contract by the French Asphalte
Company, and a small quantity of wood paving was executed
by Messrs. Mowlem and Co., whose tenders were accepted in
open competition.
Further details of the various paving and drainage works
carried out during the year will be found in the Surveyor's
Report, commencing on page 93.
MAP OF UNDERGROUND MAINS, PIPES, &c.
In view of the increasing number of authorities having
statutory authority to utilise the streets for the laying of
mains, the Vestry applied to the various Companies and
others so authorised for a copy of the map of their mains,
pipes, &c., laid under the streets in this Parish for office useSome
of the Companies complied with this request, and the
others gave their assent to an officer of the Vestry taking a
copy of the maps. The Yestry thereupon instructed their
Surveyor to take a copy of the maps not supplied, in order
that they may be in possession of full information with
regard to underground works in the Parish.
REFUGES.
The following is a list of Refuges in the Parish :—
Great Marlborough Street.
Haymarket, South end.
Pall Mall, by the United Service Club.
,, by the Athenaeum Club.
,, by St. James's Palace.
„ by the Haymarket.
Piccadilly, by St. James's Street.
,, by Burlington House.
,, by Vestry Hall.
„ by Piccadilly Circus.
„ by the Haymarket.