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Shoreditch 1881

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

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£5 10s. 8d., and the contractor supplied 8,000 superficial foot of
now tooled York paving at a cost of £201 for the same purpose.
One man was employed during a portion of his time in the
Vestry's yard dressing and squaring old stone for re-use, and at
other jobbing work; his wages for the time so occupied amounted
to £50.
The following quantity of old stone in addition was redressed
by piece-work in the yard at the cost stated—
114 yards super Granite £8 11 0
68¼ foot „ Moor Stone 1 5 6
The sum of £6 19s. 6d. was received for cost of cutting coal
plates into pavement, and paid into the Treasurer's Account.
The sum of £23 8s. 10d. was expended in wages for rearranging
and fixing lamp columns during the year under the Gas
Inspector's superintendence.
One man was constantly employed at the Vestry's yard
issuing instructions to the workmen, directing the loading and
unloading of carts, &c.; his wages for the year amounted to
£54 17s. 10d.
SEWERS WORK.
The following are the works, together with their Cost, that have
been executed by the Contractor during the year—
Opposite the Town hall, old Street—Heading driven and new
man-hole formed to 15-inch pipe, sower under road, with stops,
iron door, &c., to same, £37 6s. 9d.
York Street—322 foot lineal, 12-inch pipe sewer, and 22 feet lineal
6-inch ditto, with gulleys, &c., £50 13s. 7d.
Hare Walk—150 feet lineal 12-inch pipe sewer, and 10 foot lineal
6-inch ditto, with gulleys, &c., £39 7s. 8d,