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Shoreditch 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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Shepherdess Walk—Portions of footway repaved. with new 3-inch
York, at a cost of £63 18s. 11d. New curb and landings at obelisk,
£8 11s. 4d.
Earl Street, Finsbury—Portion of North side, repaved with new
3-inch York, at a cost of £39 7s. 2d.
Willow Street—Portion of North side, repaved with new 3-inch
York, at a cost of £22 1s. 4d.
Charles Square—A portion paved with new 2½-inch York, and a
portion relaid, at a cost of £53 18s. 4d.
Huntingdon Street—In front of new buildings paved with new
3-inch York, at a cost of £112 9s. 4d.
Cross Street, Essex Street—East side, paved with new 3-inch York,
at a cost of £23 9s. 9d.
Two masons were employed in repairing the footway pavements in
the Parish, one generally in repairing trenches in the footways for the
Gas and Water Companies, and the amount of wages paid them for the
year was £245 13s. 9d.
The work done for the Gas and Water Companies in repairing
trenches in the footway pavements amounted to £219 9s. 11d. for the
year.
One man has been constantly employed in dressing old stone, as
follows:—
768 yards 7-ft. super granites
1217 feet run edge curb
at a cost of £86 7s. 4d.
Sewers Work.
Very little has been done during the past year, the total amount
paid the contractor was £235 2s. 8d. for work, as follows:—
Shepherdess Walk—Constructing and re-constructing gullies, and
destroying old side entrance, £80 10s. 6d.