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Shoreditch 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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The contractor supplied 10 tons 11 cwt. of Guernsey granite
cubes for use in repairing the channels and carriageways, at a
cost of £15 16s. 11d.
There are about fifty-one miles of carriageway in the parish,
fifteen being paved, and the remaining portion constructed of
Macadam or Flints.
The carriageway or channel paving in the following localities
is in a most unsatisfactory condition, and should be repaved (or
steam rolled as required) to prevent danger to traffic:—
Bateman's Row
Bevenden Street
Boundary Street
East Road (portion of)
City. Road
Grange Street
Great Cambridge Street
Hoxton Square
Ivy Lane
Ivy Street
Laburnum Street (portion of)
Murray Street
New North Road (portion of)
Napier Street
Paul Street
Shoreditch High Street (portion of)
Skinner Street
Upper John Street
Wilmer Gardens
Wilson Street (portion of)
Curtain Road
Edward Street
FOOTWAY PAVING.
The following works at the cost stated have been executed by
the contractor during the past year:—