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St Mary (Islington) 1890

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

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Charlesworth Street.—East side, from a point 14 feet south of
No. 43 Frederick Street to Frederick Street; and west side, from and
including No. 1 to Frederick Street—cost £10. 10s. 1d.
Charlotte Street.—North side, from No. 56 to Bryan Street—cost
£5. 18s. 1d.
Cloudesley Road.—East side, from No. 146 to No. 160—cost
£8. 1s. 11d.
Graham Street.—South-west side, in front of Nos. 67 and 69—
cost £2. 19s. 10d.
CROSSINGS.
Pitched crossings have been laid at the undermentioned places:—
Highbury Crescent—north entrance, opposite the entrance gate to
Highbury Fields.; and from the south side of Highbury Crescent
West to the entrance to Highbury Fields—cost £31. 5s. 9d.
St. Peter's Street—from the north-west side of Frome Street to the
north-west side of Clarence Street—cost £18. 18s. 11d.
REFUGES.
Paved refuges have been constructed, and lamps placed thereon at
the undermentioned places :—
Tufnell Park Road, by Lady Margaret Road.
Highbury New Park, at the junction of Grosvenor Road; by the
south entrance to Highbury Quadrant; and opposite the north
entrance to that road.
PRIVATE WORKS.
Pitched crossings have been laid at carriage entrances and flagging
laid in the footways under the supervision of the Surveyor at an
expense to the owners or occupiers of property of £175. 18s. 1d.
STREET WATERING.
Carbolic Acid has been mixed with the water for watering certain
streets during the hot weather when necessary.
The quantity of water used for watering the streets, steam rolling,
and washing pitched roads was 48,231,000 gallons, for which the
Vestry paid £1,939. 3s. 7d. including the rent of meters,