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St James's 1891

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

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PITCHED PAVING.
The carriageways of Babmaes Mews (part), Ramilies
Street (part), and Marlboro' Mews, were repaved with the
pitching removed from the Haymarket.
CARRIAGEWAY ENTRANCE.
A carriageway entrance was formed across the footway
opposite No. 8, Carlton Gardens, at the request and
expense of the occupier of the premises.
FOOTWAYS.
The following work was carried out on the footways:—
York stone relaid, 37,162 square feet, granite kerb reset,
2,945 feet run. These dimensions include 9,278 square feet
of new York stone, and 954 feet run of new kerb. The
footway paving and kerbing of Wardour Street (west side
between Edward Street and Oxford Street) were taken up
and relaid, and also small portions of the footway paving
of sundry other streets. The "Eureka" paving in Piccadilly,
between Albemarle Street, and Old Bond Street, was
broken up and replaced with York stone.
OLD MATERIALS.
The quantities of old materials sold were 337 square
feet of York stone paving, 47 loads of wood, and 2,874
square yards of pitching.
REFUGES.
At the request of the Commissioner of Police the Refuge
on the south side of Piccadilly Circus was moved about 10
feet farther south to give the vehicular traffic more room
to turn.