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Shoreditch 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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There were sixteen Hydrants in the Parish for the purpose of
watering; eleven supplied by the New River Company, and five by the
East London Water Company, situated as follows :
North side of Wenlock Street, opposite Church Street
New North Road, opposite the Pavement Chapel
East Road (West side) opposite Singleton Street
Grange Street, near the North end of Saint John's Road
Old Street Road (West side) between Tabernacle Square
and Wood Street
At the back of the Urinal, near the North end of Hyde
Place
On the North side of Worship Street, near the South-east
corner of Worship Square
Great Cambridge Street (East side) between Gloucester
Street, West, and Kent Street
Opposite Shoreditch Church
Near the West end of Broke Road, Queen's Road
Curtain Road, opposite St. James's Church
High Street, Hoxton (East side) opposite Upper John
Street
The East-end of Margaret Street, near the Pump
Dunston Road, Kingsland Road, near the Urinal
Kingsland Road (East side) near Pearson Street
Hackney Road (South-east side) near Charles Street
Also a new Hydrant has been fixed near the railings of St. John's
Church, Pitfield Street, supplied by the New River Company, making
a total of seventeen.
Cleansing and Dusting- the Parish.
| Amount paid the Contractor for cleansing the paved streets, removing dust, &c., for the— | ||||||
| Quarter to Midsummer, 1867 | 750 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Amount paid being the cost of cleansing the Macadamized and Ballast roads, and cleansing the gullies by the laborers employed by the Vestry, including hire of Teams, &c., for the— | ||||||
| Quarter to Midsummer, 1867 | 778 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1528 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Amounts paid the Contractors for cleansing the whole of the Parish, removing dust, and cleansing the gullies, &c., for the— | ||||||
| Quarter to Michaelmas, 1867—East division | 720 | 0 | 0 | |||
| West division | 625 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1345 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Quarter to Christmas, 1867—East division | 720 | 0 | 0 | |||
| West division | 625 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1345 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Quarter to Lady-day, 1868—East division | 720 | 0 | 0 | |||
| West division | 625 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1345 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Making a total cost for the year of | £5563 | 5 | 1 | |||