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Wandsworth 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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ROAD WATERING.
The details of road watering during the past year are set forth in the following tabular statement:—
| PARISH. | Length of Road Watered. | Expenditure. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Hire. | New Carts, Vans, and Standposts. | Water, Labour, and Repairs to Carts, &c. | Total Expenses. | ||
| M. F. Y. | £ s. d. | £ s. d | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Clapbam | 30 6 77 | *963 7 10 | .. | 1006 8 3 | 1969 16 1 |
| Putney | 25 0 63 | †734 9 1 | 11 8 4 | 438 18 6 | 1184 15 11 |
| Streathpam | +48 4 166 | 1498 2 1 | 320 0 0 | 981 17 6 | 2799 19 7 |
| Tooting | 8 0 65 | 141 6 3 | 35 0 0 | 134 1 1 | 310 7 4 |
| WandsWorth | 35 6 47 | 791 14 2 | 170 5 0 | 640 10 4 | 1602 9 6 |
| Total | 148 0 188 | 4,128 19 5 | 636 13 4 | 3,201 15 8 | 7,867 8 5 |
* Including the sum of £114 16s. Id. for the work of horses belonging to the Council,
† Including the sum of £253 Os. 3d. for the work of horses belonging to the Council.
‡ Including private roads on Drew's estate, ½ mile ill length, which are watered
under agreement for the sum of £30 per annum, and about 1/8th mile of private
road on the Artisans estate watered under agreement for the sum of £8.
In the Parish of Clapham all the water was obtained
by meter; 3,879,000 gallons at 9d. per 1,000 gallons
from the Lambeth Water Works Company, and
5,717,000 gallons at 8½. per 1,000 gallons from the
Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company. The cost
of the water, including the hire of meters and standposts,
amounted to £371 6s. 11d., being equal to
£12 Is. 2d. per mile of road watered. The total cost
of road watering amounted to £63 19s. 1d. per mile.
In the Parish of Putney, the cost of road watering
was £37 4s. 9d. per mile, of which sum £12 8s. 9d.
was paid to the water companies for the supply of
water and hire of meters. The quantity of water used
was about 11,022,000 gallons.