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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Maintenance of the Roads, Streets, &c.
The extent of the Roads kept in repair by the Vestry is about
fifty miles.
Macadamized and Ballast 43 miles
Paved with Granite Cubes 7 „
the materials used in the unpaved Roads being Broken Granite,
Flints, and Ballast.
PAVING WORKS.
The following Paving Works have been done during the year ending
25th March, 1868:
Ware Street, Louisa Street, Nancy Street, and Watsons Place. —A
new Granite Channel laid down, and the footways paved with new 3-in.
York and new Granite Curb, at a cost of £612 5s. 4d.
East Street.—A' new Granite Crossing laid down at the West end of
East Street, at a cost of £21 lis. lOd.
Marlborough Road, Ipswich Road, Suffolk Road, and Norwich Road.—
A new Granite Channell and Curb laid down, at a cost of £486 2s. 4d.
William Street, Canal Road.—A new Granite Curb laid down at a
cost of £35 Os. 9d.
Holywell Row.—The footways re-paved with new 3-inch York and
new Granite Curb, at a cost of £168 10s. Id.
Kingsland Road.—The carriageway from the " Cherry Tree " to the
Boundary Stone paved with new Granite Cubes, at a cost of £12,879
8s. 4d.; from Old Street Road to the " Cherry Tree," the carriageway
re-paved with new Granite Cubes, at a cost of £1,788 10s. 8d., and
the footways re-paved (where necessary) with new 3-inch York and
now Granite Curb, at a cost of £1,124 18s. lOd.
AN ACCOUNT of the Sums levied by, or in respect of Rates levied by or under the Order of the Vestry of the above Parish, under the Act 18 and 19 Vict., c. 120, and the 21 and 22 Vic., c. 104, and of the Expenditure thereof, for the year ending the 25th March, 1868.
RECEIPTS. | EXPENDITURE. | ||||||
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£ | 8. | d. | £ | a. | d. | ||
14465 | 8 | 3 | Repairs, Maintenance of Highways, Roads, Streets, Paths, &c , and for Cleansing and Watering Roads | 30692 | 17 | 11 | |
Rates or Assessments:— | |||||||
Lighting and Works connected therewith | 4155 | 10 | 6 | ||||
26553 | 7 | 0 | Sewage and Drainage Works | 1329 | 11 | 0 | |
7937 | 10 | 8 | Payments to Metropolitan Board on account of Main Drainage other Payments to Metropolitan Board | 10016 | 0 | 9 | |
Salaries | 1730 | 10 | 5 | ||||
5282 | 3 | 10 | Collectors Poundage | 993 | 12 | 0 | |
Law Expenses | 228 | 12 | 2 | ||||
Receipts on account of Highways, Roads, Streets, &c | 1181 | 2 | 8 | Interest and Annuities | 2524 | 11 | 8 |
Ditto Improvements, Interest. Private Works, Incidentals, &c | 509 | 14 | 6 | Loans Repaid | 2766 | 13 | 4 |
Improvements (not included under the foregoing heads)* | 9625 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Other Payments | 2190 | 13 | 3 | ||||
77 | 18 | 6 | Total amount expended | 66254 | 0 | 0 | |
Money borrowed during the year | 40000 | 0 | 0 | Balances in hand at the close of this account | 29753 | 5 | 4 |
Total | 96007 | 6 | 4 | Total | 96007 | 6 | 4 |