London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Clerkenwell 1883

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

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ciency being made up with new York, and in Pentonville
Road with Patent Victoria Stone.
With Yal de Travers Mastic Asphalte—Field
Court, and James's Gardens, Chapel Street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Goswell Road, Maintenance of. — Complaints
having been made and great inconvenience arising as
to the maintenance and repair of the carriageway of
Goswell Road, an arrangement was made with St.
Luke's Yestry, that that Yestry should take entire
charge of that portion of the carriageway of Goswell
Road south of Seward Street, and the Yestry of
Cierkenwell should take entire charge of that portion
north of Seward Street.
The carriageways of the following streets were
relaid with broken Granite, and rolled with a steam
roller:—Northampton Square, Charles Street, Upper
Charles Street, Rodney Street, between Pentonville
Road and Henry Street, Great Percy Street, between
King's Cross Road and Percy Circus, and Percy
Circus, for which and including jobbing works 1,756
yards of broken Granite were used, of which 1,632
yards were broken by the Yestry's employes.
JOBBING WORKS.
For the maintenance and general repair of the
carriageway and footways of the Parish the following
materials have been used, in addition to the above:—