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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) 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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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 4,926,000
gallons. During the summer months, permanganate of
potash was added to the contents of the watering carts,
one ounce being used to 400 gallons of water.
The amount paid for water, meter hire, repairs
| to stand posts, etc., was | £196 | 9 | |
| To Contractor for horse, carts, and drivers | 1,010 | 16 | 0 |
| For permanganate of potash | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| £1,234, | 8 | 9 |
Removal of Dust.
The dust and ashes were removed from the houses in
the District by contract, the contractor providing all
necessary carts, horses, and men, and performing the
whole work at a cost of £3,650. The refuse removed
amounted to 10,830 van loads, equal to over 32,000 cubic
yards.
The disinfection of the dust-bins in the District with
carbolic acid powder, after their contents had been removed
by the contractor's men, was continued during the year,
the cost of the disinfectant used being £8 18s. 9d.