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 Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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| Broken Granite. | Ballast. | Flints. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At per yard. | Cubic yds. | At per yard. | Cubic yards. | At per yard. | Cubic yards. | |
| Midsummer 1865 | ||||||
| Messrs. Booth & Griffiths | 14/3 | 673½ | ||||
| Mr. H. Dodd | 7/2 | 431 | ||||
| Mr. C. Blenkins | 2/10 | 67 | ||||
| Guardians | 13/3 | 354 | ||||
| Michaelmas 1865 | ||||||
| Messrs. Booth & Griffiths | 14/3 | 881 | ||||
| Mr. H. Dodd | 7/2 | 114 | ||||
| Mr. C. Blenkins | 2/10 | 82 | ||||
| Guardians | 13/3 | 366 | ||||
| Christmas, 1865 | ||||||
| Messrs. Booth & Griffiths | 14/3 | 1229½ | ||||
| Mr. H. Dodd | 7/2 | 294 | ||||
| Mr. C. Blenkins | 2/10 | 340 | ||||
| Guardians | 13/3 | 371 | ||||
| Lady-day 1866 | ||||||
| Messrs. Booth & Griffiths | 14/3 | 776¼ | ||||
| Mr. H. Dodd | 7/2 | 66½ | ||||
| Mr. C. Blenkins | 2/10 | 378 | ||||
| Guardians | 13/3 | 322 | ||||
| Total | 4973½ | 867 | 905½ | |||
Maintenance of the Roads, Streets, &c.
The extent of the Roads kept in repair by the Vestry is about 50 miles:-
Macadamized and Ballast 45 miles
Paved with Granite Cubes 5 miles
The materials used in the un-paved roads being Broken Granite,
Flints, and Ballast.