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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
Wandsworth 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Road, Sainfoin Road, Verran Road, Criffel Avenue,
Thornton Avenue (first portion), and Amesbury Avenue
(second portion); total length, 3 miles, 1 furlong, 203
yards. The estimated cost of making up and paving
these new roads, under the annual contracts of the Board,
amounted to £17,837 2s. 11d; and the materials, &c.,
used in the works included 67 new gullies, 9,947 yards
of hard core, 8,943 yards of stone gravel, 34,376 feet of
new kerb, 6,895 super, yards of channel and crossings,
27,254 yards cf tar-paving, 27,254 yards of running and
shelling, and 172 tree guards.
Parish Depot. At the Parish Depot, Streatham High
Road, a new drain has been constructed, about 228 feet
long, with one galvanized iron ventilating shaft, two
man-holes, and one lamphole, at a cost of £76 18s. id.
steam Rollers. The Board's steam rollers have been
worked on 490¾ days, made up as follows, viz.: —
Public Roads. New Roads. Total.
Streatham 344£ 125¾ 470
Tooting 15¾ 5 20¾
490¾
The cost of working the rollers during this period has been as follows, viz.—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages of driver and flag boy (including watching | |||
| and cleaning) | 259 | 12 | 1 |
| Coke | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| Oil, waste, white lead, and sundries | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| Repairs (new wheels) | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Depreciation at 10 per cent. per annum on 2nd roller | 33 | 17 | 10 |
| £432 | 15 | 7 | |