Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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The footways have been paved with new 24-inch tooled York
stone. The following quantities were used:—
New 2½-inch York stone 5,041 feet super.
New 6-in. x 12-in. granite edge curb 320 ,, run.
Old curb redressed and refixed 795 ,, ,,
Old York stone relaid 205 ,, super.
Granite pitching relaid 1,240 yds. ,,
Concrete, 6-in. thick under pitching 184 ,, ,,
Granite Hags laid in footway. 49 feet ,,
Red Cross St.
The channels in Red Cross Street, from Southwark Street
to the wood paving, have been taken up and 217 yards of
pitching relaid.
The carriageway of a portion of Southwark Street between
Lavington Street and Gravel Lane has been repaired, 633
yards superficial of granite pitching were taken up and relaid ;
much of the stone was greatly worn and had to be replaced
with old pitching from our stone yard.
Bro&dwall.
A portion of the footways, on the east and west sides,
between Cross Street and Duke Street, have been taken up
and relaid with new 2-inch York Stone, the curb was taken
up, rejointed and relaid. The following quantities were
used:—
2,757 feet superficial of new York laid.
427 ,, ,, ,, old York relaid.
516 ,, run of curb jointed and refixed.
The macadam carriageway of this street from Stamford
Street to Barge House Street has been taken up for a width
of 15 feet on the west side and paved with dressed granite
pitching on 6-in. of concrete. The footway on the west side
has also been relaid partly with new 2½-in. York Paving, the
old paving which formerly existed being utilized as far as
possible. The following quantities were used:—
Redressed, Granite Pitching laid 334 yards super.
Concrete 6-in. thick 320 ,, ,,
Ground excavated and carted 160 ,, cube.
New 2^-inch York laid ... ... 685 feet super.
Old York squared and relaid ... 1,439 ,, ,,
Curb refixed 480 ,, run.
Southwark
Street.