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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The materials, &c., estimated to be used included as under:—
| New Gullies | 127 |
| Manhole covers and frames | 7 |
| Hardcore | 14,728 cubic yards. |
| Gravel and flints | 10,581 „ |
| Granite | 2,137 „ |
| Ballast | 1,326 „ |
| New kerb | 49,828 lineal feet. |
| Scoria; block channelling | 1,637 tons. |
| Granite channelling | 5,804 lineal feet. |
| Old kerb relaid | 8,148 „ |
| Crossings (granite setts) | 1,334 super yards. |
| Carriage entrances (do.) | 387 „ |
| Artificial stone paving | 41,561 „ |
| Tarpaving | 589 „ |
| Channels (granite setts) | 2.246 „ |
| Ashes | 3,924 cubic yards. |
Road Watering
The details of road watering during the past year are set forth in the following tabular statement, viz.:—
| Length of road watered | Expenditure. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Hire. | New carts, vans and standposts. | Water, labour, and repairs to carts, &c. | Total Expenses. | |||||||||||
| M. | F. | Y. | ||||||||||||
| †159 | 2 | 107 | *3,311 | 4 | 8 | *£709 | 14 | 11 | £3,997 | 2 | 1 | £8,018 | 1 | 8 |
+ Including private roads on Drew's and Artisan's Estates, about mile
of which are watered under agreement for £38 per annum. * Including
£286 : 10 : o for six new vans paid for interest of Loan.
' Including the sum of £464 4s. 1d. for the work of horses belonging to
the Council.
Or an average of /50 17:2 per mile,