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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Shoreditch 1877

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

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22
CARRIAGEWAY PAYING.

Table: The following works have been executed at a cost of £9412 lis. 4d.

The following works have been executed at a cost of £9412 lis. 4d.

Weymouth Terrace (from Hackney Road to Kent Street)—paved with new 7x3 granites£2439179
Canal Roacl—paved with new 7x3 granites2933910
Wilson Street (from Sun Street to Eldon Street)—
paved with new 7x3 granites7461410
Whitmore Road—paved with new 7x3 granites257032
Iloxton Square (south side)—paved with new 7x4 granites277168
Brownlow Road (crossings) — paved with new 4x4 pitching14109
Broke Road (crossings)—paved with new 4x4 pitching939
Kings Road, now Nuttall Street (channel) —paved with old stones12117
Albion Road (crossings)—paved with new 4x4 pitching2154
Blossom Street—relaid60136
Royal OaJc Walk—paved with old granites51711
William Street, (now a portion of Rivington Street)—paved with old granites254196
Regents Roto (crossings)—paved with new 4x4 pitching3869

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Two paviors and five laborers were employed in repairing
the paved roads, and repaying trenches at a cost of £420 19s. 7d.
for the year, and the Gas and Water Companies contributed
£176 19s. 0d.
There are about fifty-one miles of roads in the parish, about
ten-and-a-half miles are paved, the remainder being McAdam and
Ballast.