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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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gullies, 7,894 yards hard core, 5,833 yards stone gravel,
and flints, 16,616 feet new kerb, 5,974 feet kerb relaid,
4,275 super. yards channelling and crossings, 15,569 yards
tar-paving, and 15,569 yards running and shelling.
The Board's steam rollers have been worked on 489 days, made up as follows, viz.:—
| Public Roads. | New Roads. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streatham | 282½ | 144½ | 427 |
| Tooting | 50 | 12 | 62 |
| 489 |
The cost of working the rollers during this period has
been as follows, viz.—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages of drivers and flag boys (including watching and cleaning) | 280 | 19 | 7 |
| Coke and Firewood | 89 | 8 | 6 |
| Oil, waste, and sundries | 39 | 12 | 7 |
| Repairs | 43 | 5 | 4 |
| Insurance | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| *Depreciation at 10 per cent. per annum on both rollers | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| £525 | 6 | 8 |
* 30 per cent. depreciation has now been written off both rollers.
Daily Cost.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages (including watching and cleaning) | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Coke and Firewood | 0 | 3 | |
| Oil, waste, and sundries | 0 | 1 | |
| Repairs | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Insurance | 0 | 0 | |
| Depreciation | 0 | 2 | |
| £1 | 1 | 6 |
Other steam rollers have been hired during the
year and used on public roads for 31¼ days, at a cost of
£42 7s. 2d., and for one day on new roads at a cost of
£1 10s.