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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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increase in the annual cost of highway maintenance. Whilst these
roads remained in good condition the cost of cleansing and repairing
them was small, but now that substantial repairs are necessary, the
yearly expenditure is naturally augmented. This partly accounts for the
increase of £239 l1s. l0d. in the cost of labour upon the roads during
the year, the total having been £9,379 17s. 5d.,as against £9,140 5s. 7d.
for the year ending Lady-day 1889. The additional cleansing which
has been carried out in Pentonville Road, Caledonian Road, Brewery
Road, Junction Road, Holloway Road, and Seven Sisters Road since
July, 1889, having necessitated an increase in the permanent staff, has
also increased the expenditure for labour.
The following table shews the quantities of materials used in the repair of the roads, in t he formation of pitched crossings, and in improvement works. The pitching in Caledonian Road is not included:-
| 2,349 „ „ Leicester and other Granite | 1,025 | 3 | 6 |
| 177 „ „ „ Granite Siftings | 101 | 15 | 6 |
| 393 „ „ Kentish Rag | 216 | 3 | 0 |
| 7,100 „ „ Flints | 2,458 | 11 | 3 |
| 546 „ „ Hoggin for Footpaths | 168 | 7 | 0 |
| 1,957 „ „ „ Carriageways | 578 | 19 | 7 |
| 457 „ super New 5in. by 7in. Pitching fine axed | 291 | 2 | 11 |
| 75 „ „ New 5in. by 7in. Pitching | 37 | 19 | 7 |
| 41 „ „ New 3in. by 6in. „ | 22 | 0 | 10 |
| 79 „ „ New 4in. by 4in. „ | 27 | 6 | 10 |
| 3,894 „ „ Pitching re-laid and grouted with Lias Lime | 259 | 12 | 3 |
| 1,164 „ „ Pitching redressed and relaid | 203 | 18 | 6 |
| 157 „ „ „ „ Fine Axed and relaid | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| 102 „ „ Second-hand Pitching supplied, redressed, laid and grouted with Lias Lime | 41 | 9 | 5 |
| 6,000 „ „ New 3in. York Paving | 2,013 | 15 | 8 |
| 259 „ „ New 2½in. „ | 83 | 1 | 0 |