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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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The watering plant has been increased by the purchase of a new
water van and a new water cart at a cost of £65 8s.
Additional water posts have been fixed at the undermentioned
places at a total cost of £160 1s. 6d. including posts, service pipes,
valves, labour, and reinstating the roads affected by the work:—
Archway Road, 151 feet north-west of Bismarck Road.
Orleans Road, by Cromartie Road.
St. John's Park, near Holloway Road.
Foxham Road, by Board School.
Horsell Road, by Drayton Park.
Balfour Road, opposite Highbury Grange.
SNOW STORMS.
On the 28th November, 1890, snow fell to a depth of 2 inches. Additional men were engaged to assist in clearing the roads, the cost of which was as follows:-
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 153 | 18 | 6 |
| Horses and drivers for sweeping machines and water vans engaged in melting snow | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | £161 | 1 | 6 |
About a-half to three-quarters of an inch of snow fell on the 15th
and 17th December, 1890, the roads being at that time hard with frost.
On the 19th snow began to fall in the early hours of the morning and
continued until 3 p.m. when it was about 4½ inches deep. The
Vestry's staff assisted by a number of additional men were then
set to work clearing the roads. A further fall of 2 inches occurred
later in the afternoon of Saturday the 20th. The snow at this date lay
on the ground to a total depth of between 6 and 7 inches in those roads
which had not been touched. Additional men were again engaged, and,
with the Vestry's staff, cleared the centres, channels, and crossings in
the principal thoroughfares, and the channels and crossings in those less