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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
Westminster 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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The cost of the roads and annual repairs are appended.
| Situation. | Area. Sq. yards. | When laid. | First Cost. | Cost of Ma:ntenance Per square yard. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | d. | |||
| Buckingham Gate | 1,274 | Aug., 1880 | 698 | 15 | 4 | 10 |
| Brompton Road and Kensington Road | 32 040 | Sept., 1880 | 16,803 | 0 | 0 | 2¾ |
| Parliament Street | 1,670 | Nov., 1880 | 1.266 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Victoria Street | 14,029 | Aug., 1881 | 7,307 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Gt. Smith Street | 2,079 | „ | 1,082 | 17 | 5 | Nil. |
| Marsham Street | 1,397 | „ | 728 | 16 | 10 | „ |
| Princes Street | 1,282 | Sept., 1881 | 668 | 2 | 4 | „ |
| Gt. George Street | 3,494 | „ | 1,820 | 5 | 9 | 2¼ |
| Bridge Street | 2,279 | „ | 1,182 | 13 | 7 | 1¼ |
| Ditto | 341 | May, 1889 | 149 | 5 | 8 | |
| Broad Sanctuary | 7,420 | Sept,1881 | 3,865 | 0 | 11 | ½ |
| Whitehall | 10,111 | Aug., 1882 | 5,608 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Strutton Ground | 1,039 | Jan., 1884 | 458 | 0 | 0 | ½ |
| York Street | 2,231 | July, 1885 | 1,132 | 0 | 0 | Nil. |
| Chapter Street | 1,796 | May, 1886 | 860 | 7 | 5 | „ |
| Millbank Street | 2.071 | „ | 997 | 14 | 1 | „ |
| Great Chapel Street | 2.218 | June, 1886 | 1,066 | 14 | 0 | „ |
| Caxton Street | 1,309 | July, 1886 | 551 | 7 | 9 | „ |
| Palmer Street | 520 | „ | 220 | 7 | 7 | „ |
| Rochester Row | 5,565 | „ | 2,584 | 0 | 5 | „ |
| James Street | 2,326 | Oct. 1886 | 1,018 | 5 | 11 | „ |
| Ditto | 2,475 | Dec., 1887 | 928 | 2 | 6 | „ |
| Bessborough Gardem | 5,548 | Aug., 1887 | 2,171 | 7 | 5 | „ |
| Bessborough Street | ||||||
| Moreton Street | 655 | „ | 253 | 18 | 10 | „ |
| Grey Coat Place | 1,849 | Dec., 1887 | 698 | 5 | 6 | „ |
| Totnill Street | 4,220 | „ | 1,582 | 10 | 0 | „ |
| Broadway | ||||||
| Horseferry Road | 1,534 | Nov., 1889 | 658 | 0 | 0 | „ |
| Seville Street | 356 | „ | 152 | 16 | 11 | „ |
| Warwick Street | 262 | „ | 113 | 0 | 5 | „ |
| William Street | 685 | „ | 292 | 0 | 8 | „ |
Bridge Street.—Complaint having been made of the excessive
noise caused by vehicles passing over the granite setts at the foot
of Westminster Bridge, wood blocks were substituted in place of
the setts. The cost amounted to £150.
New Wood Paving.—Wood paving has been laid at Horseferry
Road (between Grey Coat Place and Regent Place), Warwick
Street, William Street, and Seville Street, at a total cost of
£1,215.
masons' and paviors' work.
Messrs. Mowlem & Co. have carried out the following works,
as your contractors, and at the schedule of prices :—
Ashley Place Millbank Street
Broad Sanctuary Marsham Street
Bridge Street Page Street
Buckingham Palace Road Parliament Street