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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
Fulham 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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C leansing G ullies.
There are about 1,500 gullies in the Parish, costing £25 to
| Vestry's Horses. | Hired Hordes, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Days. | Half Days. | Whole Days. | Half Days, | |
| 1886 | 263 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 1887 | 378 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
The average cost of wages for this department
is therefore about £90 a week.
Fodder.
(From 26th March, 1886, to 25th March, 1887).
Quantity of Fodder used during twelve months, from 26th
March, 1886, to 25th March, 1887:—
240 qrs. oats
6 ton bran
2l½ loads clover
29½ loads straw
10 loads meadow hay
2 loads mixed hay
Ticked beans
Linseed meal
General Carting.
| Vestry's Horses. | Hired Horses. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Days. | Half Days. | Whole Days. | Half Days. | ||
| 1886 | 1,137 | 12 | 399 | 2 | 1,543 |
| 1887 | 1,294 | 2 | 482 | 52 | 1,803 |
Watering Roads.
The charges for water for watering roads in 1886 was as follows:—
| Company. | Area in yards. | Quantity in Gallons | Price. | Cost. | Cost perlOO yards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Middlesex "Water Co. 11 Hydrants | 133,000 | 4,507,450 | Is. per 1,000 gals. 2s. 2d. each | £ | s. | d. | s. | d. |
| 225 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| 23 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Chelsea "Water Co. 18 Hydrants | 114,500 | No return | Total | £248 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 81/4 |
| 5s. per 100 yards | 286 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | £813 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5½ | |||