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Clerkenwell 1882

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

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Ballast 272 cube yards
Hoggin 116 „
Sand 270 „
Shingle 34 „
Broken Granite 442 „
(Of which. 266 cube yards were broken by men
engaged by the Vestry)
2 tons of new Granite was laid.
4,120 ft. sup. new York laid.
(Of which 981 feet were for the various Companies)
64,235 ft. sup. old York relaid.
(Of which 15,870 feet were for the various Companies)
151 ft. run new Kerb fixed.
(Of which 3 feet were for the various Companies)
2,393 ft. run Kerb reset.
(Of which 245 feet were for the various Companies)
13,190 yds. sup. Granite relaid.
(Of which 3,146 yards were for the various Companies)
572 yds. sup. Pebbles relaid.
(Of which 112 yards were for the various Companies)
328 yds. sup. Ballast, and 815 yds. Macadam
were also laid for the various Companies.
GAS LIGHTING.
The whole of the burners in the Public Lamps were
changed from four to five feet burners per hour.
One of H. Clark's improved lamps was fixed in St.
John Street Road opposite to Myddelton Street.