London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
COMPARISON OF COST
| Approximate area | Cost (Water only) | Per 100 yds sup (Water only) | No of Horses One day Watering | Cost of Horses and Wgaes | Total Cost | Total Cost per 1000 yards super | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d | s | d | £' | s | d | £ | s | d | £ | s | d | |||
| 1888-89 | 295,000 | 554 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1296 | 550 | 16 | 0 | 1104 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| 1889-90 | 314,000 | 530 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4½ | 1482 | 629 | 17 | 0 | 1160 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| 1890-91 | 324,000 | 495 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0½ | 1386½ | 623 | 14 | 0 | 1119 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 1891-92 | 379,500 | 551 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 93/8 | 1559½ | 779 | 15 | 0 | 1330 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 1892-93 | 383,000 | 727 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8½ | 1835 | 921 | 19 | 0 | 1649 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
The total cost of cartage for the year, including the wages of the drivers, has been as follows:—
| 1889-90 | 1890-91 | 1891-92 | 1892-93 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d | £ | s | d | £ | s | d | £ | s | d | |
| Scavenging | 1,188 | 1 | 9 | 1,104 | 17 | 6 | 1,751 | 0 | 0 | 1,420 | 14 | 0 |
| Cleansing Gullies | 91 | 16 | 0 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 0 | 0 |
| General Cartage | 825 | 2 | 9 | 1,066 | 10 | 0 | 1,298 | 10 | 0 | 1,456 | 10 | 6 |
| Watering Roads | 629 | 17 | 0 | 623 | 14 | 0 | 779 | 15 | 0 | 920 | 19 | 0 |
| Dusting | 1,965 | 12 | 3 | 1,877 | 17 | 0 | 2,373 | 0 | 0 | 2,724 | 6 | 6 |
| Brooms | 75 | 8 | 9 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 10 | 0 | 128 | 10 | 0 |
| Snow Scrapers, Roller, Sanding, &c | — | 108 | 6 | 0 | 453 | 6 | 0 | 241 | 15 | 0 | ||
| £4,775 | 17 | 6 | £4,993 | 7 | 6 | £7,007 | 1 | 0 | £7,107 | I | 0 | |