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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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| Vestry's Horses. | Hired Horses. | Total in Whole Days. | No. of Days during the Year. | Cost per Horse per Day. | Cost (exclusive of water.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Days. | Half Days. | Whole Days. | Half Days. | ||||||||
| s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||||
| 1885 | 497 | 21 | 635 | 37 | 1,161 | — | |||||
| 1886 | 592 | 150 | 965 | 138 | 1,701 | 149 | 10 | 0 | 850 | 10 | 0 |
| 1887 | 425 | 113 | 1,004 | 17 | 1,494 | 142 | 10 | 0 | 739 | 19 | 0 |
| and 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
FLUSHING.
The Flushing of Sewers and Gullies has occupied 111 days, anc cost for water, £219 3s. The number of days (eight hours a day) las year was 71, and the cost £148 4s. 6d. The account is as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Water Company, 396 hours at 4s. per hour | 79 | 4 | 0 |
| West Middlesex Water Company, 492 hours at 6s. less discount | 139 | 19 | 0 |
| £219 | 3 | 0 |
The total number of hours is 888.
It will be seen that increased attention has been given to this
matter during the past year.
WATERING ROADS.
The charges for water for watering roads in 1887-8 were as follows:—
| Company. | Approx. Area in Yards. | Quantity in Gallons. | Price. | Cost. | Approx. Cost per 1,000 yards. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Middlesex Water Co. | 142,000 | 5,684,360 | 9d. per 1,000 gals. | £ 206 | s. 4 | d. 1 | S. | d. |
| 11 Hydrants | £2 2s. each | 23 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | £239 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8¾ | |||
| Chelsea Water Co. | 134,500 | 8,594,000 | 9d. per 1,000 gals. | 322 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 18 Hydrants | £2 2s. each | 37 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 14,278,360 | Total | £360 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5½ | ||