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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 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Wandsworth. Collection and Disposal: — | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. E. King's contract | 3,015 | 12 | ||||
| Labour and sundries | 6 | |||||
| 3,162 | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Collection: — | ||||||
| Wages | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Council's horses | 12 | |||||
| Horse hire | 2 | |||||
| Repairs to vans | 12 | 12 | 2 | |||
| New baskets and repairs | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Dustmen's jackets | 8 | |||||
| Sundries | 24 | |||||
| Depreciation on vans 10 per | ||||||
| cent, on £351 10 1 | ||||||
| 1,276 | 1 | |||||
| 23 | 6 | |||||
| 1,253 | ||||||
| Disposal: — | ||||||
| Removing dust by barge | 911 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Shoot at Kingston Vale | 6 | |||||
| 918 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | |||||
Removal of In October last, the collection and disposal of fish
Ash offal, etc. and other offal was commenced by the Council
in the Eastern portion of the District, the method
in force being by means of air-tight tins which are collected daily
from tradesmens' shops at the rate of fourpence per tin, the Council
supplying the tins, the offal is then carted direct to the Destructor
and burnt