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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St Martin-in-the-Fields 1863

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]

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Table: CARRIAGE-WAY PAVING.

CARRIAGE-WAY PAVING.

£s.d.
Agar Street.—Carriage-way taken up, dressed, and relaid on 6-in. concrete substratum11629
Cockspur Street.—Part of this macadamized road between Warwick Street, and Spring Gardens has been taken up andlaid down with new Mountsorrellstone. 3x7, on 6-in. concrete substratum. (Plot No.14 on Plan of macadamized roads)1,250108
Catherine Street. The stones have been taken up, dressed, and relaid on 6-in. concrete substratum2030
Charles Street.—Taken up, stones dressed, and relaid on 6-in. concrete substratum19116
St. Martin's Place.—Old macadamized road dug up, and paved with stones from the Strand on 6-in. concrete substratum. (Plot No. 1 on Plan of macadamized roads, about 619 yards)16766
Strand.—Carriage-way taken up and relaid, from No. 369 to Cecil Street, and from Bedford Street to No. 444, about 3,765 yards. From Cecil Street to ] Bedford Street has been laid down with new 3x9 Aberdeen granite, about 1,591 yards1,486111
Trafalgar Square (north side).—Old macadamized' road dug up, and paved with old stone from the Strand on 6-in. substratum. (Plot No. 4 on plan of macadamized roads, about 548 yards)11421
Trafalgar Square (north side).—Old macadamized road dug up, and paved with old stone from the Strand on 6-in. concrete substratum. (Part of Plot No. 5, about 137 yards)2702
Sundry repairs to various streets6383
3,264160

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WHITEWASHING COURTS.
£
s.
d.
Contractor's Labourers
5
15
6
Lime, Brush, &c.
0
11
6
6
7
0
PETTY CASH BY SURVEYOR.
£
s.
d.
Candles, oil, paint, &c.,
0
13
9
Waterproof coat for Inspector
2
0
0
Pick handles
0
4
6
Tracing cloth, colours, &c.
0
l6
6
Postage-stamps during year
0
10
6
4
5
3
SUMMARY.
£
s.
d.
Public Lights
2,233
3
9
Watering streets
656
13
4
Scavenging
2,222
16
1
Repairs to Public Highways:—
£
s.
d.
Carriage-way paving
3,264
16
0
Footway „
212
2
1
Macadamized roads
1,347
5
11
4,824
4
0
Works at Vestry Hall
6
14
6
Miscellaneous works
10
15
2
Repairs to pumps
3
6
3
Whitewashing courts
6
7
0
Petty cash by Surveyor
4
5
3
Inspector's wages (two-thirds chargeable to this rate)
69
6
8
Messenger's wages (two-thirds chargeable to this rate)
28
16
0
10,066
8
0
c