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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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Scavenging.
The scavenging of the roads and the cleansing of the gullies
was carried out by the Council's employees and by hired horses and
carts, and Council's horses and carts.
During the year the following van and cart loads were collected:—
| VANS. | CARTS. |
|---|---|
| 36,058. | 28,217. |
They were disposed of as follows :—
| VANS. | CARTS. | |
|---|---|---|
| Private Shoot | 10,113 | 8,412 |
| Free Shoot | 8,950 | 1,935 |
| Sand Washer | 1,843 | 67 |
| South fields Shoot | 7,812 | 7,702 |
| Garratt Lane Shoot (Newman's) 6,170 | 7,805 | |
| Garret Park Shoot | 1,170 | 2,296 |
| Totals | 36,058 | 28,217 |
The cost of scavenging and of cleansing the gullies during the year has been:—
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 20,420 | 11 | 9 | |||
| Horse hire | 7,589 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Council's horses | 1,390 | 5 | 8 | |||
| New Slop vans, &c. | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Repairs to vans, carts and scoops, brooms and water | 1,357 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Shoots (Eastern District) — | ||||||
| Labour and repairs | 1,354 | 9 | 4 | |||
| Shoots (Western District)— | ||||||
| Labour and repairs | 329 | 3 | ||||
| Instalment and interest on loan for South-fields and Garratt | ||||||
| Park Slop shoots | 382 | 12 | 9 | |||
| 60 | 14 | |||||
| 321 | 18 | 9 | ||||
| 33,156 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 70 | 15 | 9 | ||||
| £33,085 | 9 | 0 | ||||