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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REPAIRS TO WOOD PAYING
One thousand two hundred and eighty-five openings have-been made by the Gas, Water and Hydraulic Power Companies and the Post Office. The areas disturbed being:—
| Pitching | 1,4645/18 yards super. |
| Macadam | 9835/9 do. |
| Wood | 3131/3 do. |
| Asphalte | 589¾ do. |
| Footway | 5,245 feet super. |
| Kerb | 41½ feet run. |
| New York Stone | 355¼ feet super. |
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The cost of the General Repairs, &c., to streets executed by men in the employ of your Vestry, is as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Street | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| Archer Street | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Argyll Street (Little) | 15 | 11 | 11 |
| Babmaes Mews | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Beak Street | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Berwick Street | 113 | 0 | 7 |
| Broad Street | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Bury Street | 3 | 13 | 5 |
| Burlington Gardens | 217 | 10 | 0 |
| „ Street (New) | 72 | 10 | 9 |
| „ (Old) | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| Carried forward | £446 | 15 | 11 |