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

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St James's 1891

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

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148
Seventeen thousand four hundred and ninety-six superficial
yards of road surface have been rolled and consolidated
by the 8-ton steam roller.
One thousand five hundred and fourteen openings have
been made by the Gas, Water, Electric Light, and Hydraulic
Power Companies and the Post Office. The areas disturbed
being:—
Pitching 4372/3 yards super.
Macadam 413 do.
Wood 8272/3 do.
Asphalte 230 do.
Footway 37,574 feet super.
Kerb 339½ feet run.
New York Stone 5,946 feet super.
Concrete Paving Of square yard.
Concrete 50½ 9/7cubic yards.
New Kerb 3½ feet run.
Plug Boxes, &c 12 let into pavement
These surfaces were made good at the expense of the
Companies the total amount chargeable to them for the
year being £1,576 12s. 3d.
REPAIRS TO STREETS.
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
7
6
1-
Albany Court Yard
1
0
3
Apple Tree Yard
2
8
10
Argyll Street
1
1
6
Arundell Street
2
17
6
Babmaes Mews (part repaved)
128
9
0
Carried forward
143
3
2