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Fulham 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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87
STREET CLEANSING.
The gang of sweepers in the employ of the Vestry during the
year numbered 37.
The Vestry now posseses two sanding machines, one purchased
in 1886 and one in October, 1887, and three street sweepers; now
that the length of the roads and the wood paving is extending so
rapidly the Vestry would find it economical to possess six sweepers
and at least two scraping machines. Four new slop carts were ordered
in September last.
DUST.
In July, 1886, under the superintendence of the Cartage Committee,
I took up the matter of dust collecting, and divided the Parish into
twelve districts.
In the following year the control of this matter was entirely removed
from the Cartage Committee to the Sanitary Committee, and passed
entirely out of my hands.
The complaints in 1887-8 were as follows:—

Table: Dust Complaints.From 26th March, 1887, to 30th April, 1888.

Dust Complaints.

From 26th March, 1887, to 30th April, 1888.

26th March, 1887, to 25th April, 1887166
April ,, ,, May „304
„ May „ ,, June ,,292
„ June ,, ,, July „175
„ July „ „ August „59
,, August ,, „ Sept. „80
,, Sept. ,, ,, Oct. ,,83
,, Oct. ,, ,, Nov69
,, Nov. ,, ,, Dec. ,,131
,, Dec. ,, ,, Jan. 1888106
,, Jan 1888 ,, Feb. ,,88
,, Feb. ,, ,, March ,,86
,, March ,, 30th April ,,27
1,666

Table: The number of complaints 1886-7 was 1,677. The number of loads removed, &c., is as follows:

The number of complaints 1886-7 was 1,677. The number of loads removed, &c., is as follows:

Year.Loads.Horses one day each.Average Loads per day.Cost of Horses per day.Cost of Horse per load.Wages, per load.Cost of Tip or Barge, per load.
s.d.s.d.s.d.
1885-611,3643,2903.4546019Nil
1886-711,0313,0763.5866018½Nil
1887-811,7913,1623.7296017½16From 1/6 for tips to 2/9 for barging.
andand
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