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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
St Mary (Islington) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,060 yards cube Blue Lias Lime Concrete | 510 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 „ „ Portland Cement Concrete | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 272 „ super. Grouting Pitching with Portland Cement | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 1,218 „ „ Breaking up Macadam | 56 | 0 | 5 |
| No. 330 Coal Plates let in and rebated | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| No. 90 Boxes, Lamps, and Posts let in | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| No. 24 Corner Blocks | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Labour Excavation and Carting | 89 | 16 | 5 |
| Brick Rubbish | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| Sundries | 21 | 11 | 8 |
| £16,788 | 9 | 5 |
The total cost of these materials was £16,788. 9s. 5d. as compared
with £17,667. 7s. 6d. for 1889-90, a decrease of £878. 18s. 1d. A less
quantity of materials has been used for the repair of the macadam and
flint carriageways than during the previous year, snow storms and the
long continued frost having interfered with repairs for six or seven
weeks. The price of Guernsey granite and other road materials, with
the exception of ballast and hoggin, has again increased, whilst the
prices of masons' and paviors' work have been slightly lower than last
year.
MACADAM ROADS.
The following have been converted from Hint into macadamized
roads:—
Grosvenor Road, from Petherton Road to Newington Green Road.
Highbury Station Road.
Arlington Street, from Packington Street to the south-west end
of the street.
CUBING WORKS.
Hornsey Rise, from the south-east to the north-west side of
Shaftesbury Road.—The macadamized carriageway has been paved
with new granite setts on a foundation of new concrete, at a cost of
£84. 4s. 3d.