London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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St James's 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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FOOTWAYS.
The following work was carried out on the footways:—
York stone relaid, 67,568 square feet, granite kerb reset,
2,864 feet run. These dimensions include 14,249 feet of
new York stone, and 477 feet of new kerb. The footway,
paving, and kerbing of York Street (West side), Dufour's
Place, and Savile Row (East side), were taken up and relaid,
and also the footway paving of those streets where the
carriageways were repaved with a quiet material.
OLD MATERIALS.
The quantities of old materials sold were:—York
stone, 388 square feet; Pitching, 149 cart loads; Kerb, 10ft
feet run.
REFUGE.
Anew Refuge, lighted with a "Victoria" lamp with
two burners, and provided with a midnight arrangement,
has been fixed in Shaftesbury Avenue opposite the Piccadilly
-Conveniences.
HYDRAULIC MAINS.
During the year the London Hydraulic Power Company
have laid new mains in the following streets, viz.:—
Argyll Place (part), Argyll Street, Babmaes Mews (part),
Beak Street (part), Bridle Lane (part), Coventry Street,
Jermyn Street (part), King Street (Regent Street), Piccadilly
(part), Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street (part), and
Wells Street.
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£s.d.
Brought forward1549
Burlington Street (New)996
Burlington „ (Old)131010
Bury Street53173
Clevel Row28145
Charles Street486
Clifford Street2621
Cork Street6002
Cork Mews0179
Denman Street095
Dufour's Place42911
Duke Street41188
Edward Street0164
Ganton Street2811
Glasshouse Street79110
Golden Square3428
Haymarket723
Ingestre Place1117
Jermyn Street61710½
John Street (Upper)01510
Marlborough Street (Great)093
Marlborough Street (Little)3292
Naylor's Yard0150
Mason's Yard45638
Pall Mall1229
Portland Mews01911
Pulteney Street (Great)583
Pulteney Street (Little)342
Piccadilly27197
Piccadilly Circus501211
Ramilies Street0179
Regent Street69114
Rupert Street762
Ryder Street0810
St. Alban's Place248
St. James's Square1641310
Sackville Street5130
Carried forward£1,45647