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Paddington 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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table c. PADDINGTON VESTRY.—Works Department.
Return showing the Weekly and Yearly Totals of the Number of Horses Employed, Loads of Materials Collected and sent away by Boats, Tonnage, Cost of Wages, Haulage, Canal Dues, and Daily Record of the Weather, ending 25th March, 1881.
| DUSTING DEPARTMENT. | SLOPPING DEPARTMENT. | CARTING DEPARTMENT | Horseshired for Watering purposes | Watering Department | TOTAL OF WAGES. See Columns marked | STATE OF WEATHER. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week ending. | Artisans Foremen, Clerks, Keepers, &c. | Sundry Labour on Wharf | Number of Horses and Carts. | Loads Collected. | Wages Paid. | Materials sent away. | Expenses of | Number of Horses and Carts. | Leads Collected. | Wages Paid. | Expence of | Tons of Slop sent away. | No. of Boats sent away. | Wages paid to Road Sweepers | Number of Houses and Carts. | Wages paid Drivers. | Horses hired for Wood Paving Works, &c. | Number of Horses and Vans sent out. | Wages paid Drivers. | SATURDAY. | MONDAY. | TUESDAY. | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY. | FRIDAY. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collecting. | Sifting. | Ashes. | Breeze. | Soft Core. | Picking. Lds. | Hact-age. | Canal Dons. | Collecting. | Loading Bouts. | Unload-Ing Boats. | Haulage. | Canal Duos. | Horses | Wages paid Drivers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WD | HD | Bts. | Ch. | Bts. | Ch. | Bts. | Tons | Ashes | Soft Core. | Ashes and Bze. | Soft Core. | WD | HD | W D | H D | WD | HD | WD | HD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1830. | w | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 60 | ... | 316 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 610 | 8 | 256 | 1 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 | 1 | 255 | 16 | 17 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 305 | 5 | ... | 86 | ... | 20 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75 | ... | 15 | 16 | 0 | 153 | 4 | 9 | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||||||||||
| April 2 | 36 | 9 | 11½ | 10 | 7 | 6 | 54 | ... | 265 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 293 | 12 | 375 | 1 | 24 | ... | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ... | ... | 33 | 5 | 603 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | .. | 5 | 17 | 6½ | ... | 236 | 6 | ... | 54 | ... | 12 | 16 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 88 | ... | 17 | 12 | 0 | 153 | 18 | 4½ | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine till 1 p.m., Rain afternoon | Showery | Showery | |||||||||||||
| „ 9 | 35 | 9 | 9½ | 12 | 16 | 3 | 84 | ... | 452 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 395 | 15 | 432 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ... | ... | 120 | ... | 775 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 5½ | ... | 6 | 3 | 104 | ... | 319¼ | 8 | ... | 74 | ... | 16 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 154 | 9 | 7½ | Fine | Showery | Showery | Fine | Showery | Showery | ||||||||||||||
| „16 | 34 | 6 | 3½ | 12 | 18 | 6 | 77 | ... | 331 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 285 | 7 | 186 | 1½ | 42 | ... | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ... | ... | 123 | ... | 593 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 10½ | ... | 10 | 6 | 0½ | ... | 411 | 10 | ... | 80 | ... | 17 | 12 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0½ | Fine | Fine | Fine | Wet day | Wot day | Fine | ||||||||||||
| „23 | 37 | 5 | 7½ | 9 | 10 | 0 | 72 | ... | 364 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 5 | 206 | 1½ | 37 | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 0 | ... | ... | 84 | ... | 332 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ... | 13 | 8 | 0 | ... | 686½ | 18 | ... | 76 | ... | 16 | 8 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 98 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 154 | 14 | 11½ | Fine | Fine | Fine morning. Wet afternoon | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||||
| „ 30 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 72 | ... | 381 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 250 | 6 | 205 | 2 | 57½ | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 72 | ... | 283 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11½ | 50 | ... | 8 | 173½ | 5 | ... | 22 | ... | 6 | 12 | 0 | 60 | ... | ... | 10 | 173 | ... | 31 | 12 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 0 | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||
| May 7 | 37 | 3 | 9½ | 12 | 3 | 0 | 72 | ... | 391 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 305 | 8 | 220 | 2 | 40½ | 52 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | ... | 2 | 6 | 0 | 72 | ... | 287 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ... | 5 | 16 | 19 | ... | 219½ | 6 | ... | 32 | ... | 6 | 8 | 0 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | 165 | ... | 33 | 12 | 0 | 161 | 18 | 6½ | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine. | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||
| „ 14 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 71 | ... | 380 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 300 | 7 | 185 | 1½ | 37½ | 14 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ... | ... | 73 | ... | 295 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8½ | ... | 7 | 1 | 5 | ... | 215 | 6 | ... | 32 | ... | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42 | ... | ... | 4 | 159 | ... | 31 | 16 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 2 | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||
| „ 21 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 59 | ... | 284 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 260 | 5 | 135 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | 70 | ... | 832 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | ... | 4 | 11 | 1½ | ... | 247½ | 6 | ... | 20 | ... | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ... | ... | 10 | 186 | ... | 41 | 10 | 0 | 162 | 16 | 0 | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | |||||||||||||
| „28 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 72 | ... | 326 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 2½ | 9 | 235 | 8 | 230 | 1 | 24½ | 25 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 18 | 3½ | 9 | 5 | 3 | 77 | ... | 817 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2½ | 18 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 5½ | 23 | 16 | 0 | 230½ | 6 | ... | 24 | ... | 4 | 16 | 0 | 46 | ... | ... | 3 | 191 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 154 | 19 | 3½ | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||
| June 4 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 72 | ... | 353 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 8½ | 9 | 286 | 7 | 195 | 2 | 44½ | 23 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ... | ... | 109 | 1 | 674 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ... | 7 | 11 | 4½ | ... | 438 | 11 | ... | 63 | ... | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 69 | 25 | 1G | 11 | 0 | 152 | 9 | 6½ | Fine | Rain all day after 8 a.m. | Showery | Showery | Dull, but fair | Showery | ||||||||||||
| „11 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 72 | ...... | 350 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 305 | 6 | 160 | 2 | 48½ | 26 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ... | ... | 82 | 6 | 410 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10½ | ... | 13 | 11 | 8½ | ... | 459 | 12 | ... | 82 | ... | 16 | 8 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 11 | Sliowery | Showery | Fine | Showery | Showery | Fine | ||||||||||||
| „ 18 | 35 | 17 | 0½ | 7 | 9 | 8 | 72 | ...... | 354 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 210 | 6 | 190 | 1½ | 33 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ... | ... | 98 | ... | 618 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2½ | ... | 13 | 12 | 5 | ... | 398½ | 10 | ... | 100 | ... | 20 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 72 | ... | 14 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 13 | 11½ | Fine | Fine morning, heavy Rain at 2,30p.mp | Showery | Showery | Showery | Fine | ||||||||||||
| „ 25 | 35 | 0 | 9½ | 7 | 4 | 0 | 72 | ... | 317 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 215 | 6 | 180 | 2½ | 63 | 26 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ... | ... | 79 | ... | 865 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ... | 14 | 7 | 7 | ... | 552½ | 13 | ... | 109 | ... | 21 | 16 | 0 | 17 | ... | ... | 26 | 105 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 8 | 2½ | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Showery | ||||||||||||
| Jnly 2 | 36 | 19 | 4½ | 10 | 5 | 0 | 62 | ... | 289 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 170 | 4 | 120 | 1½ | 35 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 11½ | 12 | 6 | 0 | 76 | ... | 375 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7½ | 39 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 586 | 14 | ... | 74 | ... | 14 | 16 | 0 | 58 | ... | ... | 10 | 146 | ... | 29 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 17 | 4½ | Sliowery, heavy Thun derstorm 3p.m. | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Showery | ||||
| „ 9 | 35 | 8 | 0½ | 7 | 11 | 0 | 62 | ... | 288 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 4½ | 6 | 206 | 4 | 110 | 2½ | 59 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ... | 0 | 15 | 0 | 88 | 4 | 356 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1½ | ... | 13 | 7 | 2 | ... | 384½ | 10 | ... | 101 | ... | 20 | 4 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 144 | 8 | 7 | Showery | Fine | Fine | Showery | Showery | Showery | ||||||||||
| „ 16 | 33 | 8 | 10½ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 50 | ... | 242 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 146 | 4 | 120 | 2½ | 611 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ... | ... | 83 | ... | 335 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3½ | ... | 11 | 5 | 4½ | ... | 388½ | 10 | ... | 124 | ... | 24 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ... | ... | 19 | 93 | ... | 19 | 12 | 0 | 141 | 4 | 1½ | Showery | Fine | Fine | Showery | Showery | Fine | ||||||||||||
| „ 23 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 70 | ... | 321 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 230 | 6 | 205 | 1½ | 42 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ... | ... | 80 | 6 | 360 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 2½ | ... | 11 | 13 | 11 | ... | 333½ | 9 | ... | 93 | ... | 18 | 12 | 0 | 51 | ... | ... | 3 | 98 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 161 | 13 | 5 | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Wet morning, Fine afternoon | Fine | ||||||||||||
| „ 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 311 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 6½ | 8 | 227 | 6 | 180 | 2½ | 631 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 91 | 9 | 481 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 8 | 11 | 411 | 10 | ... | 105 | ... | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ... | ... | 12 | 89 | ... | 15 | 7 | 0 | 160 | 8 | 0½ | Fine | Showery | Fine | Fine | Showery | Heavy rain morning, Fine afternoon | ||||
| Augnst 6 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 61 | ... | 234 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 3 | 86 | ½ | 16 | 18 | ... | 0 | 12 | 0 | ... | 1 | 18 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 226 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 13 | 1 | 0½ | ... | 281½ | 7 | ... | 62 | ... | 12 | 16 | 0 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | 153 | 24 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 13 | 11 | Fine | Showery | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine mornig, Wet afternoon | ||||||||||||
| „ 13 | 85 | 13 | 3½ | 14 | 17 | 0 | 59 | ... | 275 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 4½ | 5 | 170 | 3 | 85 | 1½ | 34½ | 7 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 72 | ... | 267 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ... | 15 | 9 | 1½ | ... | 307 | 10 | ... | 66 | ... | 13 | 4 | 0 | 62 | ... | ... | ... | 176 | ... | 35 | 16 | 0 | 160 | 1 | 2 | Sliowery | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||||
| „ 20 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 54 | ... | 243 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 6½ | 6 | 170 | 3 | 95 | 1½ | 33 | 25 | ... | 1 | 14 | 0 | ... | ... | 72 | ... | 292 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 9 | ... | 8 | 13 | 9 | ... | 254½ | 7 | ... | 74 | ... | 14 | 16 | 0 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | 173 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 156 | 13 | 3½ | Fine | Kine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||||
| „ 27 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 54 | ... | 233 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 11½ | 6 | 145 | 2 | 60 | 1½ | 32¾ | 25 | ... | 1 | 16 | 9 | ... | 8 | 16 | 9 | 72 | ... | 248 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1½ | ... | 10 | 4 | 0½ | ... | 252½ | 7 | ... | 94 | ... | 18 | 16 | 0 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 104 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 147 | 1 | 5½ | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||
| Sept. 3 | 36 | 4 | 2½ | 12 | 2 | 9 | 54 | ... | 237 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 155 | 3 | 76 | ½ | 9 | 23 | ... | 1 | 6 | 0 | ... | ... | 68 | ... | 237 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 2½ | ... | 4 | 15 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 186 | 5 | ... | 103 | ... | '0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 12 | 11½ | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||
| „ 10 | 36 | 17 | 1½ | 12 | 6 | 8 | 53 | ... | 240 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 11½ | 6 | 160 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 45 | 21 | ... | 1 | 4 | 0 | ... | ... | 84 | ... | 354 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 250 | 6 | ... | 109 | ... | 21 | 16 | 0 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 123 | ... | 24 | 16 | 0 | 155 | 2 | 5 | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||
| „17 | 30 | 10 | 1½ | 11 | 17 | 9 | 54 | ... | 229 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 0½ | 3 | 130 | 2 | 60 | 1½ | 35 | 16 | ... | 1 | 1 | 0 | ..... | ... | 95 | 4 | 427 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 5 | ... | 17 | 6 | 1½ | ... | 409 | 10 | ... | 150 | ... | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 39 | ... | 7 | 18 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 7 | Fine till 3 p.m.. Wet evening | Showery | Dull, no Rain | Rain in morning, Fine afternoon | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||||||
| „ 24 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 54 | ... | 235 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 164 | 3 | 86 | 1½ | 38½ | 11 | ... | 1 | 15 | 6 | ... | 0 | 13 | 0 | 86 | ... | 280 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 1 | ... | 16 | 6 | 11½ | 14 | 17 | 8 | 312½ | 7 | ... | 162 | ... | 32 | 8 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | ... | 7 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 10 | 2 | Rain moring, Fine afternoon | Fine | Dull | Dull | Fine | Dall and foggy | ||||||||||
| Oct. l | 40 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 46 | ... | 230 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 3 | 72 | 1 | 22 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 6 | 73 | ... | 242 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 10½ | 35 | 8 | 9 | 166 | 4 | ... | 124 | ... | 24 | 16 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 15 | 1 | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | Fine | ||||||||||
| Totals to end of Sept., 1880 | 1,013 | 4 | 11 | 308 | 8 | 1 | 1,771 | 4 | 8,551 | 385 | 11 | 2 | 669 | 2 | 8½ | 203 | 6,449 | 154 | 4,544 | 43½ | 1,037 | 480 | 119 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 197 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 1,317 | 38 | 10,619 | 520 | 2 | 7 | 150 | 15 | 6 | 196 | 4 | 1 | 285 | 15 | 4 | 286 | 14 | 6 | 9,503½ | 238 | ... | 2,295 | ... | 469 | 8 | 0 | 689 | ... | ... | 123 | 2,916 | 173 | 611 | 0 | 6 | 4,276 | 17 | 11½ | ||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | 86½ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1,773 | 2,336 | 3,002½ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||