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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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fell on the dates mentioned below, and the cost of removing it was as follows:—
| Date | Extra men employed | Amount Paid | Vestry's Men | Amount Paid, | Loads Removed | Cost of Cartage, Scrapers, &c | Total Cost | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | £ | s | d | £ | s | d | £ | s | d | £ | s | d | |||
| Jan 2nd | 200 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12 | 6 |
| ,, 4th | 175 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 0 |
| ,, 14th | 201 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 87 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 14 | 9 |
| ,, 18th | 436 | 90 | 5 | 6 | 103 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 126 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals | 1012 | 184 | 8 | 3 | 349 | 75 | 8 | 5 | 185 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 294 | 1 | 8 |
Disinfectants are plentifully sprinkled about gullies and the
ventilators to the sewers during the summer months
The staff of the Vestry has first to concentrate its attention on the roadways in the main thoroughfares, and in the meanwhile the footpaths throughout the district are liable to become caked with snow, which often freezes and becomes almost impossible to remove
| Year | Extra Wages Paid | Loads of Snow Removed | Total Cost | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d | |||||
| 1888-89 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 2,572 | - | ||
| 1889-90 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 100 | - | ||
| 1890-91 | 126 | 14 | 4 | 2,287 | 787 | 10 | 0 |
| 1891-92 | 331 | 16 | 6 | 848 | 526 | 7 | 11 |
| 1892-93 | 184 | 8 | 3 | 185 | 294 | 1 | 8 |
WATERING ROADS
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
1888
425
113
1,004
17
1,494
142
10
0
739
19
0
8
6
1889
377
73
876
13
1,296
91
8
6
550
16
0
1890
520
10
945
24
1,482
110
8
6
629
17
0
1891
1,020
1
363
6
1,386½
124
say 9
0
623
14
0
1892
1,375
—
180
9
1,559½
111
10
0
779
15
0
1893
1,766
-
69
-
1,835
134
9
6
871
2
6
ROTARY BROOMS
Vestry's Horses
Hired Horses,
1888-89
136 days
-
1889-90
151 ,,
53 days
1890-91
198 ,,
28 ,,
1891-92
377 ,,
—
1892-93
257 ,,
—