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Clerkenwell 1889

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

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the property. The Vestry agreed to the gates being
fixed subject to the petitioners paying the cost,
which they consented to do.
An iron tablet was also fixed on the side of the
premises stating that the Court was public way
under the control of the Vestry.
WILMINGTON SQUARE ENCLOSURE.
Owing to the heavy vehicular traffic on the south
side of Wilmington Square, and the consequent
danger to children passing in and out of the garden,
the Vestry decided to make an entrance on the east
side of the square, and to close the gates on the
south side.
RE-NAMING, &c. OF STREETS.
The following orders for re-numbering and renaming
Streets were made by the London County
Council.—
Southampton Street, Renumbered.
North Street, Melville Place, and Commercial
Place, Renumbered as North Street.
Cross Street, Hooper Street, and Berry Street,
to be renumbered, and the whole line of
thoroughfare to be Berry Street.
STREET WATERING.
The street watering was done by the Vestry's
own vans, extra horses being hired as required,
4,301,000 gallons of water being used, the amount
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