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Clerkenwell 1899

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

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The cost of water for the year was £100 1s., the
amount paid for repairs, including laying on new
supply to Passing Alley, £28 11s. The wages of
the flushers were £312. Total, £440 12s.
Underground Conveniences.—The three underground
conveniences constructed by the British
Sanitary Works, Ltd., at Clerkenwell green, Pentonville
Road by King's Cross Road, and Rosebery
Avenue by Fire Station, were completed and
opened. The Urinal in North Street, which has
been complained of so much for several years, was
removed on the completion of the underground
lavatories at King's Cross.
PAVEMENTS.
Carriageways-Granite.—The carriageway of the
following streets were repaved with new Aberdeen
granite cubes on concrete:—
St. John Street Road, by Rosebery Avenue.
Clerkenwell Road, south side, and north side,
from Farringdon Road to Sessions House
Hotel.
The carriageway of the following street was
paved with hard-wood paving:—
St. John Street Road, between Rosebery
Avenue and Pentonville Road.