Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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George*s Road.—For the purpose of carrying George's Road
through into Roman Road, a piece of ground attached to the Pocock
Arms P. H., having a frontage of 35 feet to Roman Road and
containing an area of 2,781 feet super, has been purchased by the
Vestry for the sum of £1,100 0s. 0d., the money being raised by
loan from the London County Council. George's Road is now being
continued through the ground.
Bentley Road.—A strip of previously enclosed ground averaging
2 feet in width and 80 feet in length having been given up by the
owner of the adjoining promises on the western side of this road and
added to the carriageway, the whole surface from Balls Pond Road to
a point 100 feet south thereof has been paved with redressed pitching,
the gradient improved and the footway repaired at a cost of £60 16s. 8d.
Balls Bond Road.—North side betiveen Balls Pond Place and Newington
Green Road; and Newington Green Road, east side between Balls Pond
Road and No. 6.—The owners of the corner premises abutting upon
these roads having given up a strip of ground averaging 3 feet 2 inches
in width and containing 284 super feet, the same has been paved, the
previously existing lines of kerb set back and the carriageways thereby
widened, the additional width thus added in Balls Pond Road being
paved with new gratite pitching. The total cost of the works amounted
to £73 3s. 2d.
Essex Road.—North-west side, at the south-west corner of Cross
Street.—Iron railings have been fixed as a protection to pedestrians on
the high pavement at a cost of £34 13s. 8d.
Disused pitched crossings in the footways have been removed from
the following places, and the spaces paved with York paving, at a cost
of £8 3s. 3d.:—
Sunnyside Road, north-west side, between Nos. 2 and 6.
Seven Sisters Road, south-east side, by No. 136.
PAVEMENT LIGHTS.
Areas and pavement lights have been sanctioned in the public
footways at the following places. Agreements have in all cases been
entered into by the owners of the premises and the work carried out at
their expense under the supervision of the Surveyor.