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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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The above amount includes the sum of £314 16s. 8d., being the
annual cost of maintenance of Northumberland Avenue, repairable
under Contract with the Improved Wood Pavement Company.
The footway in Catherine Street opposite Little Catherine
Street, also the neighbouring yard known as "Two Spies" Court,
have been paved with mastic asphalte, the latter at the joint
expense of the Vestry and the Strand Board of Works.
The asphalte carriageway in Charles Street has been extended
by including the crossing from Castle Street to Broker's Alley.
Extra repairs were necessitated on the footway in Leicester
Square in making good to the Urinal removed from Whitehall.
The portion of the north footway in Orange Street opposite the
Baths and Wash-houses has been renewed and new kerbs provided.
The portion of the west footway in Wellington Street within
this parish has been taken up and relaid and new kerbs provided.
Posts have been erected in Broad Court to prevent barrows
entering from Long Acre.
A new refuge has been constructed in Whitehall Yard at its
junction with Whitehall.
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 512 | 5 | 2 | Brought forward | 1,135 | 19 | 0 |
| Drury Lane | 10 | 14 | 1 | Panton Street | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Dukes Court | 19 | 1 | Princes Court | 2 | 10 | ||
| Duke Street | 1 | 10 | 5 | Red Lion Court | 3 | 16 | 7 |
| Durham Street | 5 | 0 | Rose Street | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Duncannon Street | 4 | 7 | 9 | Russell Street | 25 | 10 | 8 |
| Exchange Court | 2 | 9 | Robert Street | 4 | 6 | ||
| Endell Street | 3 | 1 | 4 | Russell Court | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Exeter Street | 14 | 8 | Scotland Yard | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| Goodwin's Court | 6 | 9 | Spring Gardens | 39 | 13 | 7 | |
| Garrick Street | 6 | 13 | 11 | St. Martin's Street | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| George Court | 9 | 0 | St. Martin's Place | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Green Street | 8 | 7 | 8 | St. Martin's Lane | 33 | 10 | 11 |
| Great Newport Street | 7 | 10 | St. Martin's Court | 1 | 9 | 6 | |
| Harveys Buildings | 4 | 6 | St. Martin's Mews | 9 | 5 | ||
| Haymarket | 4 | 0 | 5 | Suffolk Street | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Hanover Court | 1 | 12 | 2 | Suffolk Place | 18 | 1 | |
| Hop Gardens | 1 | 8 | 7 | Strand | 271 | 12 | 7 |
| James Street, Haymarket | 5 | 6 | 0 | Spur Street | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| John Street | 5 | 8 | 0 | Trafalgar Square | 49 | 13 | 11 |
| King William Street | 13 | 11 | 8 | Taylor's Buildings | 13 | 6 | |
| Leicester Square | 25 | 17 | 10 | Turner's Court | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Langley Street | 6 | 4 | 0 | Turnstile Alley | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Langley Court | 10 | 2 | "Two Spies " Court | 5 | 13 | 11 | |
| Long Acre | 96 | 17 | 8 | Upper St. Martin's Lane | 3 | 10 | |
| Long's Court | 4 | 16 | 2 | Vinegar Yard | 19 | 1 | |
| Lumley Court | 6 | 9 | Villiers Street | 5 | 18 | 9 | |
| Martlett Court | 15 | 3 | Warwick Street | 3 | 11 | ||
| May's Buildings | 8 | 5 | Wellington Street | 17 | 15 | 7 | |
| Mercer Street | 13 | 6 | Whitehall | 44 | 1 | 9 | |
| Monmouth Court | 14 | 0 | Whitehall Place | 3 | 13 | 6 | |
| Northumberland Avenue | 324 | 0 | 3 | Whitehall Yard | 22 | 10 | 10 |
| Northumberland Street | 1 | 3 | 10 | Whitcomb Street | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| New Street | 7 | 13 | 6 | Wilson Street | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Orange Street | 40 | 10 | 6 | White Hart Street | 3 | 19 | 8 |
| Oxendon Street | 7 | 9 | 10 | York Buildings | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Pall Mall East | 36 | 0 | 7 | York Place | 3 | 12 | 9 |
| Carried forward | 1,135 | 19 | 0 | Total £ | 1.745 | 5 | 9 |