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Clerkenwell 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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ROAD AND PAVING WORKS.
For the maintenance and reparation of the roadways, 1843 cube
yards of material were supplied, and have been used in the following
proportions of various kinds, viz.:
263 cube yards of broken Guernsey Granite
251 „ „ Markfield „
214 „ „ Pebbles
(From the Supplementary Workhouse.)
366 „ „ Flints
369 „ Ballast
110 cube yards of Kentish Rag
5859 square „ New Granite Paving laid down
1642 „ „ Old Granite dressed
16974 „ „ Carriage-way re-laid
(Of this 8198 were for various Companies and Persons.)
21023 „ feet of New 21 York laid
(Of this 4805 were lor various Companies and Persons.)
99981 „ „ York re-laid
(Of this 43999 were for various Companies and Persons.)
7909 feet run of Curb re-set
(Of this 2365 were for various Companies and Persons.)
564 „ „ New curb laid
1397 „ „ Curb re-dressed
I here beg to remark that in this, the first year of the Vestry
finding their own sweepers, and having the slops, &c., carted away at
per load, 122 gullies less have been cleansed, and 145 loads of slops
less carted away, than in the year previous under the old system.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
4th November, 1869. SANDERS BE VAN,
Surveyor.