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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Bowling Greeen Walk—portion paved with old
granites £3 1 11
Acton Street (crossing) 2 12 4
Two paviers and five laborers have been employed in the
repair of the paved roads, and in repairing gas and water trenches,
and their wages came to £104 2s. 6d. for the year of which the
Companies contributed £254 19s. 11d. for repairs to trenches.
There are about fifty-one miles of roads in the parish, of
which about twelve are paved, the remainder being McAdam and
Ballast.
FOOTWAY PAVING.
The following works have been executed during the year
at a cost of £3182 6s. 1d.
Saint Johns Terrace—portion relaid £2 8 5
Rutland Street -portion relaid 10 13 6
Buckland Street—one side repaved with new
Victoria stone, and one side relaid 225 3 3
Rose Street—paved with old stone 8 13 7
Commercial Street, by railway wall—portion
repaved with new 3-in. York, and portion relaid 32 3 3
Church Street (late Bethnal Green Road)—repaved
with new 3-in. York and new 7-in. curb 94 6 7
Harwar Street—repaved with new Victoria stone 388 17 4
Union Street, Nile Street—repaved with old York
and new 6-in. curb 136 18 9
Plumbers Court—relaid 5 10 7
New Inn Yard—portion relaid 1 15 0
Moneyer Street—repaved with old York and new
6-in. curb 137 15 2