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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 1878

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

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23
REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR.
SURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.
Gentlemen,
Herewith is a summary of the works carried out under the
superintendence of this Department for the year ending the 25th
March, 1879.
MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.

Table: The cost of keeping in repair the Mc Adam and Ballast Roads for the year is as follows:—

The cost of keeping in repair the Mc Adam and Ballast Roads for the year is as follows:—

240 9½ cubic yards Broken Granite£199143
907½ „ Flints34063
162½ „ Ballast50157

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Also 355 cubic yards of old pebbles were broken and carted on
the roads at a cost of £71.
One foreman and twelve laborers were employed in the repairs
of the Me Adam and Ballast Roads, and their wages for the year
amounted to £718 11s. 8d., and of this amount £273 11s. 1d. was
contributed by the Gas and Water Companies for repairs to
trenches.