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Wandsworth 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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West Hill from Upper Richmond Road to Tibbett's
Corner.
Wimbledon Park Side „ Tibbett's Corner to Borough
Boundary.
Windmill Road „ Heathfield Road to Spencer Park.
Woodwell Road „ North Side, Wandsworth Common,
to East Hill.
Length, 37 miles, 3 furlongs, 50 yards.
Area, 587,229 superficial yards.
Cost, £2,385 12s. 4d.
unemployed works.
The following work has been carried out by the Central
(Unemployed) Body for London in conjunction with the Council, the
Central Body providing the unskilled labour and the Council the
materials, skilled labour and supervision.
The cost, etc., is as follows:—
| Estimate. | Cost. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unskilled labour. (Central Unemployed Body.) | Materials, skilled labour, supervision, etc. (Wandsworth Borough Council.) | Total. | Unskilled labour. (Central Unemployed Body.) | Materials, skilled labour, supervision, etc. (Wandsworth Borough Council.) | Total. | |||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Filling in ditches and widening Tooting Bec Road between the Avenue and Aldrington Road | 828 | 5 | 7 | 1,611 | 14 | 5 | 2,440 | 0 | 0 | *690 | 13 | 3 | †1,318 | 3 | 5 | 2,008 | 16 | 8 |
| 828 | 5 | 7 | 1,611 | 14 | 5 | 2,440 | 0 | 0 | 690 | 13 | 3 | 1,318 | 3 | 5 | 2,008 | 16 | 8 | |
* The total cost of the labour employed on the work amounted to £762 8s. 3d., of which £71 15s.
for skilled labour was defrayed by the Borough Council.
t This does not include the value of old materials used from Depots and Tramway works.