[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough] page 51

Lambeth 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Street Cleansing. Table showing Costs for the Year ended 31s/ March, 1937.

Item	Particulars	Street Sweeping and Watering	Gully Cleansing		Snow Removal
		£	£		£
	Revenue Account—-
1	*Gross Expenditure	42,246	2,308		579
2	Gross Income	1,739	—		—
3	Net cost	40,507	2,308		579
4	Unit Costs—
	Net cost per 10,000 square yards cleansed...	10s. Od.	—		—
5	Net cost per 1,000 gullies cleansed	—	£55.83		—
6	Net cost per 1,000 of population	£145.97	£8.32		£2.09
*Including loan charges, depreciation, etc.
7	(a) Square yards of streets cleansed, inclusive of footpaths			2,095,227
	(i) Number of square yards of streets cleansed multiplied by number of cleansings during year			608,520,000
8	(a) Total number of Gullies cleansed			approx. 11,000
8	(ft) Number of gullies cleansed multiplied by number of cleansings during year			41,340
9	Total mileage of streets cleansed			142.21
10	Approximate mileage cleansed three times daily			10.7
	„ „ „ twice „			10.3
	„ ,, „ once ,,			45.5
11	„ „ „ four times weekly			4.5
11	„ „ „ three „ „			29.31
12	„ „ „ twice „ „			41.90
13	„ „ „ once „ „			—
14	„ „ „ less than once weekly			—
15	Average length of haul to point of disposal			1.5 miles
16	No. of employees, other than clerical :—
	Foremen			3
	Others			165