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Shoreditch 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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The Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
ix the county of london.
REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR.
Surveyor's Department,
25 th March, 1893.
Gentlemen,
I have the pleasure to submit a summary of works, &c., carried out uuder
the superintendence of the above Department during the year ending the 25th
March, 1893.
MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.
The following quantities of materials were supplied by the Contractors and Guardians at the cost stated, and used on the Macadam and Ballast roads in the Parish during the vear:—
| £ | S. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1680½ yards cube Broken Granite | 1406 | 0 | 0 |
| 332½ ,, ,, ballast | 116 | 7 | 6 |
| 1175 „ „ Hoggin | 411 | 5 | 0 |
During the year 2059¾ cubic yards of old Pebbles, York, etc., were broken up,
costing £261 11s. 3d. (of which £105 1s. 5d. was paid to the unemployed), and
loaded and carted for repairing the roads at a further cost of about £205 19s. 6d.
One foreman and nine labourers on an average were employed in the yard,
and on the general repairs of the unpaved roads, also over trenches opened by the
Gas and Water Companies and Post Office Telegraphs, their wages lor the year