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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Lee Street—The channels relaid and grouted at a cost of
£12 0s. 10d.
There are three paviors with two laborers each, employed in the
repair of the paved roads in the parish, one generally in repairing
trenches opened by the Gas and Water Companies, and their wages
amounted to £494 8s. 5d. for the year.
The amount contributed by the different companies for repairing
over trenches in the paved roads and streets, amounted to £206 6s. 3d.
Footway Paving (New Works).
The amount paid the contractors for laying down new footway
paving, amounted to <£742 5s. 4d. for the year as follows—
New North Road—Portions of the footways repaved with new
3-inch York, at a cost of £190 11s. 0d.
East Road—Portions of the footways repaved with new 3-inch
York, at a cost of £62 10s. 8d.
Gloucester Place—A portion of the footway repaved with new
3-inch York, at a cost of £23 9s. 1d. (The Vestry of Bethnal Green
contributing one moiety.)
White Cross Place—(Portion in front of new warehouses) repaved
with new 3-inch York, at a cost of £28 6s. 5d. (Messrs. William
Lawrence & Sons contributing £15 13s. 9d.)
Curtain Road—(Between Motley and Thomas Streets), the footway
repaved with new 3-inch York, at a cost of £15 5s. 1d.
Willow Street (South side)—The footway repaved with new 3-inch
York, at a cost of £124 13s. 7d.
Whitmore Road (East side)—The footway repaved with new 3-inch
York, at a cost of £146 3s. 3d.