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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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| Maintenance of 2047 1/3 superficial yards of wood pavement bv the Improved Wood Pavement Company (as per agreement) | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Goldsmith's Row, opposite Children's Hospital— | |||
| Maintenance of 333 superficial yards of wood pavement bv the Improved Wood Pavement Company (as per agreement) | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| Old Street, opposite Town Hall— | |||
| ' XI Maintenance of 4182/9 superficial yards of wood pavement by the Improved Wood Pavement Company (as per agreement) | 26 | 3 | 9 |
| Paved granite crossings (private) executed as follows :— | |||
| Assay Works, Paul Street | *9 | 5 | 7 |
| By New Workshops, Maria Street | *15 | 1 | 1 |
| „Batey's, Canal Road | *2 | 17 | 9 |
| „60, Queens Road, in Shrubland Road | *3 | 3 | 0 |
| „New Warehouse, Batemans row | *23 | 5 | 9 |
| „London & North-Western Railway Depots, Pearson Street, Dunloe Street and Harvvar Street | *82 | 3 | 11 |
Three paviors on an average and their labourers were employed in repairing
the paved roads, and over trenches opened by the gas and water companies and
Post Office Telegraphs; their wages for the year amounted to £676 19s. 0½d.,
and £16 12s. 0d. was paid for watchmen's wages. The companies contributed
£167 18s. 11d. for labour, use of tools, &c., and £94 5s. 2d. for materials required
in the said repairs.
The contractor supplied 24 tons of 4" × 7" Guernsey granite cubes for use in
repairing the channels and carriageways, at a cost of £38 1s. 6d., also 1½ tons
4" × 4", £2 2s. 0d., and redressed 359 super yards of pitchings at the yard, at a
cost of £34 2s. 6d.
Nine Plane Trees have been supplied and planted to replace others which had
died at a cost of £3 12s. 0d.
There are about fifty-one miles of carriageway in the parish, fifteen being
paved, and the remaining portion constructed of macadam or flints.
* The whole or a portion repaid to the Vestry.