Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TREES
Schedule VI gives a list of trees belonging to the Vestry and
planted in the streets in the Parish
HORSES AND FODDER
Particulars of the horses owned by the Vestry, and the cost of
fodder will be found in Schedule VII and VIII The cost of keeping
horses has considerably risen during the last three years, and the
difference in the prices of fodder is shown below
The following table shows number of openings in streets
made by the various Companies, and the charges for the repairs o same
Date | Chelsea Water Works Company | West Middlesex Water Works Company | Gas Light and Coke Company | Totals | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Openings | £ | s | d | Openings | £ | s | d | Openings | £ | s | d | Openings | £ | s | d | |
0 | 4 | 1 | 1957 | 409 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
5 | 295 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
179 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
21 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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STABLES AND WORKSHOPS
These were visited on March 4th, 1893 by the Members of the
Incorporated Association of Municipal Engineers and considerable
satisfaction was expressed with the arrangements of them
WHARF, OLD TOLL HOUSE SITE
This wharf principally intended for the landing and storage
of materials required for the repair of roads, &c, has been converted
into a wharf for the discharge of the dust of the Parish into barges
TOWN HALL
Handrails to the back staircases of the Town Hall were fixed in
accordance with the requirements of the London County Council, at
a cost of £33 10s
FULHAM RECREATION GROUND
This piece of land area, 8 acres, 2 roods, 29 perches, 23 yards,
was laid out and planted during the year, and opened on Friday
December 30th, 1892 The whole of the work of laying out,
arranging, levelling, forming footpaths, &c, was done by the Vestry's
workmen
A portion of the ground is laid out as a playground, this is
divided into two parts, one for boys and the other for girls, each part
being supplied with swings and gymnastic apparatus
BISHOPS AND WEST MEADOWS
The work in connection with laying out the land has proceeded
during the year Tenders for constructing the Eiver Wall were
HOARDING LICENCES
Date | No of Licences granted | Amount paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s | d | ||
1888-89 | 71 | 94 | 9 | 3 |
1889-90 | 98 | 134 | 9 | 7 |
1890-91 | 110 | 68 | 12 | 9 |
1891-92 | 158 | 86 | 5 | 8 |
1892-93 | 180 | 141 | 9 | 10 |