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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 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Disinfecting Station.

Table: The cost of working and maintaining the disinfecting station during the past year was as follows :—

The cost of working and maintaining the disinfecting station during the past year was as follows :—

£s.d.£s.d.
Wages859108
Coal and coke20130
Other materials4121
Horse hire9410
Horse keep44172
Insurance3120
Depreciation: buildings, £504 at 5 per cent, per annum2540
Depreciation apparatus, ^"561 at 10 per cent, per annum5620
8160
£1,145111

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The total weight of goods disinfected during the year was
67 tons 5 cwt. 2 qrs. 15 lbs., the cost per ton being £17: o: 6.
New Streets.

Table: The following new streets have been paved and adopted by the Council during the year:—

The following new streets have been paved and adopted by the Council during the year:—

Length in Yards.
Abbotstone Road155
Airedale Road207
Allfarthing Lane (3)176
Armoury Yard153
Astonville Street (2)145
Back Lane44
Bangalore Street301
Beira Street95
Blackett Street113
Blackshaw Road654
Bleakhall Lane260
Borneo Street120
Bramcote Road205
Briar Walk249
Brookwood Road (1 & 2)582
Burmester Road270
Burnbury Road304
Bushnell Road267
Calders Row126
Carried forward4.432