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Islington 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]

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Alma Grove, Copenhagen Street— The old boulder paving in the
carriageway from and including No. 6 to Copenhagen Street has been
removed and old pitching from Caledonian Road, after being re-dressed,
has been laid instead, on a foundation of new concrete, at a cost of
£124 13s. 6d.
Pitched channels have been laid with new granite setts in the
following roads:—
St. John's Park— South-east side from No. 1 to the gully (109 feet
north-east thereof), and at the apex formed by St. John's Park
and Pemberton Gardens—cost £9 10s. 8d.
Stroud Green Road—North-east side, from the entrance to the yard
of the North Metropolitan Tramway Company to the south-east
side of the Great Northern Railway Bridge—cost £13 5s. Od.
Railway Street—South side, in front of the entrance to No. 9—cost
£2 14s. 8d.
St. James' Road (both sides) from Roman-road to Caledonian-road.
These channels were formed with second hand re-dressed granite
setts—cost £57 14s. 7d.
CROSSINGS.
Pitched crossings have been laid at the undermentioned places :—
Hornsey Rise.—From the south-east corner of Upper Hornsey Rise
to the north-west corner of Beaumont-road—cost £17 19s. 5d.
St. John's Road—Opposite the Lodge gate at the entrance to the
Islington Workhouse—cost £12 0s. 5d.; also opposite the
entrance to the Islington Guardians' offices—cost £12 19s. 8d.
St. John's Park—At the junction with Pemberton Gardens, three
crossings converging at the Refuge—cost £80 13s. 1d.
George's Road—South-east side, over Adam's Place, laid with old
setts—cost £3 1s. 7d.
Roman Road—Opposite the south-east side of Market Street—cost
£23 17s. Od.
Packington Street—Opposite the north-west side of Arlington
Street—cost £25 2s. 4d.; opposite the north-west side of Linton Street
—cost £24 14s. lid.; and opposite the south-east side of St. Paul's
Street—cost £24 14s. 6d.