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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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Barge House
Street.
Southwark
Bridge Road
John Street
West.
Blackfriars
Road
(Bridge
Incline).
Broadwall.
Charlotte
Street
George Street
Railway Bridge has been relaid. About 120 superficial yards
of new 4"x8" granite pitching was laid to make up the
deficiency caused by the worn state of some of tin old pitchingThe
total area relaid is about 500 yards superficial.
This portion of Park Street was widened and considerably
improved last year when new footways were laid.
The carriageway of Barge House Street from Hatfield Street
to the Lambeth Boundary has been taken up and relaid with
redressed granite pitching on 6" of concrete, an area of about
800 superficial yards.
A portion of the wood carriageway paving in Southwark
Bridge Road on the east side by the Evelina Hospital has
been relaid with new 9" x6" x3" yellow deal paving blocks on
a foundation of Portland cement concrete.
The carriageway of this street has been relaid with new
9"x6"x3" yellow deal paving blocks on a new concrete
foundation of Portland cement.
A portion of the carriageway paving of the Bridge Incline
has been relaid with new 3"x9" Aberdeen granite pitching;
the existing block channelling was taken up and relaid;
the area of carriageway repaved is about 1,000 superficial
yards.
The footways of Broadwall on the east and west sides,
between Great Charlotte Street and Cross Street, have been
laid with new 2½" tooled York paving; about 700 feet run
of the old curb was redressed and refixed, and about 500 feet
of new 6" x 12" edge curb fixed. The area of footway paved
is 6,580 superficial feet.
The footway on the south side of Charlotte Street has been
paved with patent Victoria stone paving, an area of about
4,700 superficial feet. 241 feet run of new 6" x 12" granite
curb was fixed and 412 feet redressed and refixed. A small
quantity of new 3" York stone (110 feet superficial) was laid
in front of the public house at the corner of Gravel Lane and
Charlotte Street.
The footway in George Street on the south side has been
taken up and the old York paving squared and relaid. 430
Footways.
The following Works have been executed in the repair and maintenance of the Footways in the District:—
| New 3-inch York Stone Paving laid | 7,488 feet super. |
| New 2½ „ „ „ | 6,580 „ „ |
| Old York Paving relaid | 58,086 „ „ |
| New 6" x 12" Granite Edge Curb | 2,217 „ lineal |
| Old Curb redressed and refixed | 1,753 „ „ |
| „ refixed | 2,378 „ „ |
| New Victoria Stone Paving laid | 4,792 feet super. |
Carriageways.
The following Works have been executed in the repair and maintenance of the Carriageways in the District:—
| New 3" x 7" Aberdeen Granite Pitching, laid | 322 yds. super. |
| „ 3" x 8" „ „ „ „ | 116 „ „ |
| „ 3" X 9" „ „ „ „ | 984 „ „ |
| „ 4" x9" Guernsey „ „ „ | 2,236 „ „ |
| Old Granite Pitching relaid | 14,593 „ „ |
| redressed | 2,637 „ „ |
| Block Channelling refixed | 2,371 feet lineal |
| „ „ redressed | 639 „ „ |
| New 24" x 12" Granite Tram | 30 „ „ |
| Old Granite Tram redressed | 160 „ „ |
| New Wood Paving 3" x6" x9" Yellow Deal | 501 yds. super. |
| Wood Paving relaid | 104 ,, „ |
| Val de Travels Asphalte, 2" thick | 27 „ „ |
| Ballast used under Pitching | 1,352 „ cube. |
| Concrete 6" thick under pitching | 1,822 „ super. |
| „ 9" „ „ „ | 2,180 „ „ |
| Ballast used on Bridge Inclines, &c. | 1,195 „ cube. |