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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
St Giles (Camden) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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hours of 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., and the market streets between
12 and 2.30 when the condition of the weather rendered it
desirable. In the latter watering, disinfectants were added
to the contents of the carts.
Cost of Street Cleansing.
The total cost of street cleansing for tlie year 1895-6, including the Sunday work, was as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages of men and boys | 3,055 | 2 | 6 |
| Brooms, scrapers, shovels, &c., and clothing for men and boys | 622 | 3 | 3 |
| Cartage of slop and street sweepings, and hire of horses for street sweeping machines ... | 3,679 | 1 | 0 |
| Removal of snow—-additional labonr, cartage, &c. | 123 | 1 | 7 |
| Removal of manure | 75 | 12 | 0 |
| Water for flushing surfaces of courts, &c. | 172 | 6 | 2 |
| • | £7,727 | 6 | 6 |
Street Watering.
The watering of the public-ways was performed by
contract, the Contractor supplying all carts, horses and
drivers required, at a fixed price for the whole work for
the year. A small hand water-cart was employed to water
those courts and alleys in the District not available for
vehicular traffic, or which were too narrow for the vans
drawn by horses to enter. The total quantity of water
used, including that used for washing the surfaces of the
asphalte and wood paved roads, amounted to 6,260,000
gallons. During the summer months, permanganate of
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