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Paddington 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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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.
Week ending.
DUSTING DEPARTMENT.
SLOPPING DEPARTMENT.
CARTING DEPARTMENT.
Horses for
Watering purpose
Water Department.
TOTAL OP
WAGES.
STATE OF WETHER.
Artisans,
Foremen,
Clerks,
Horse,
Keepers,
&c.
Sundry
Labour
on Wharf.
Namber of
Horses and
Carts.
Loads
Col.
lected.
Wages Paid.
MATSn.AU 6EXT A WAT.
Eitensks oy
Number of
Horses
and Carts.
Loads
Collocted.
Wages Paid.
Expense of
Tons
of Slop
sent
away
No.
of
Boats
sent
way
paid to
Road
Sweepers.
Number of
Horses and
Carte.
Drivers.
Horses hired for Wood
Number of
Horses and
Wages
Paid
Drivors.
SATURDAY.
MONDAY.
TUESDAY.
WEDNESDAY.
THURSDAY.
FRIDAY.
ing
Lds.
Haolaoe.
Canal Does,
Horses.
Wages
Paid
Drivors.
W D
11 D
ing
Sifting.
Bts.
Ch.
Bts.
Ch.
Bts.
Tons.
Ashes
and Bze
Soft.
Core.
Ashes
andBze.
Soft
Core
WD
HD
ing
Loading
Boats.
Unloading
Boats.
Haulage.
Canal
Duos.
W D
WD
W D
HD
W D
HD
co Columns
marked
1880.
W
w
w
w
W
W
W
w
W
Fair till 3 p.m., Heavy
rain in ovoning
Wot
Showery
Showery
Sliowery
£
s.
s.
£
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
October 8
37
11

9
8
0
59
...
210
18
19
8
22
6
8
5
166
3
86

38
20
£
s.
d.
0
12
0
...
...
130
8
841
31
15
0
5
7

...
4
1
8
...
369
9
...
86
...
17
4
0
...
...
...
...
9
4
2
4
0
139
9

„ 15
37
6

10
16
2
66
...
300
23
10
0
23
2
6
7
195
5
135

36
6
...
0
13
0
...
...
88
1
319
18
5
8
9
13
11½
...
15
12
11
...
665
15
...
66
...
13
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
123
4

Fino
Showery
Fine
Fine, Foggy evening
Heavy log
„ 22
34
16
5
7
11
9
66
...
285
22
9
0
23
6

4
169
3
85
½
16
32
...
1
2
0
...
...
117
...
592
25
1
3
9
12

...
14
9
6
2
9
0
587½
15
...
72
...
14
8
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
127
13

Doll and Foggy
Fino
Fine
Snow In morning, Fine
Rain all day
Frosty and fine
Showery
Rain in morning, Fine
afternoon
Showery
„ 29
33
9
21
6
12
3
66
...
295
23
4
6
24
10
2
7
225
6
180
2
55½
17
...
2
3
6
...
8
8
0
121
2
583
26
0
7
10
14
6
46
10
1
21
11
4
73
10
7
73½
18
...
80
...
16
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
129
16

Sliowory
Fino
Showery
Nov. 5
35
6
11
38
18

66
...
279
21
17
2
20
16
10
2
50
1
26

41
18
...
1
4
0
...
2
19
0
81
...
296
16
10
11
6
0
3
...
16
10
2
...
11
...
63
...
12
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
148
1
10½
Fino
Fino
Fino
Fine
Fine
Foggy and fine
„ 12
35
8

9
5
9
71
...
368
28
15
8
24
10
2
9
295
5
155

37
22
...
3
0
0
...
...
107
12
781
28
18
10
10
4
10½
...
17
4
10½
...
7021
17
...
63
...
12
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
139
11

Fino
Fino
Fino
Fine
Fine
Showery
„ 19
34
5
11
7
2
6
72
...
357
27
19
6
24
10
11
11
312
5
165
½
13½
19
...
0
11
6
...
...
130
...
606
27
4
3
11
5
...
17
8

...
774
18
...
68
...
13
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
134
15
l
Dull
Showory
DuU
Fine
Rain all day
Fine
„ 20
35
0

10
1
3
72
...
378
29
11
0
24
10
11
10
280
8
287

34½
20
...
0
10
6
...
...
106
21
632
27
1
8
10
12
50
2
0
28
14
0
...
17
54
...
10
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
137
1

Fino and frosty
Fino and frosty
Fine and mild
Rain
Dull
Deo. 3
34
12

8
1
3
73
...
392
30
12
4
24
6
11
9
265
7
227
2
42
39
...
1
13
6
...
7
7
6
98
3
334
20
5
4
8
19
...
19
3
1
...
6161
16
76
16

56
...
11
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
......
...
129
2

Fino
Fino
Fino
Fine
Fine
Dull
„ 10
34
9
10
9
1
0
78
...
415
32
8
6
21
17
½
9
265
6
237
1
30
20
...
1
10
6
...
1
3
0
92
7
221
18
17
0
4
6
...
14
11
0
...
296
8
95
18

59
...
11
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
131
9

Fino
Fine
Fino
Fine
Fine
Fine
„ 17
34
17

9
3
0
78
...
387
30
6
2
24
8
11½
8
210
7
212

39
10
...
0
12
4
...
...
150
8
1,053
39
0
10
7
8
...
6
10
10½
...
6101
13
98
8
91
58
...
11
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
149
3

Fino
Fino
Wotday
Showery
Dull
„ 24
36
11
7
11
0
8
78
...
357
31
6
6
27
8

7
185
4
107
½
14
36
...
2
12
4
...
...
146
7
734
36
2
7
10
1
...
27
19
8
...
691½
16
113
16

79
...
16
9
0
...
...
......
...
...
...
...
158
18

Fino
Showory
Showery
Dall
Showery
Dull
„ 31
1881,
34
18
10½
18
3
8
41
...
193
21
3
2
22
7
3
1
25
1
35
1
21½
12
...
...
...
9
5
0
86
3
426
21
18
1
4
7
6
36
19
2
...
57
5
8
300
8
95
0
7
41
...
11
12
0
...
......
...
...
...
...
...
133
3

Frosty and fair
Showory
Dall and showery
Showery
Rain and anowshower
Dull and frosty
January 7
34
9
2
13
1
6
84
...
439
34
6
6
25
0
2
11
312
6
190

55
10
...
2
2
8
...
...
95
...
323
19
16
6
6
7
9
...
16
19
9
1
3
4
780
19
94
1
4
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
138
13
10
Fino
Fino
Fine
Fine
Fine
Fine and frosty
„ 14
36
13
0
12
13
6
65
...
310
24
14
2
21
14
11½
8
220
8
220
1
21
22
...
0
19
4
...
...
90
...
248
18
8
0
0
11
...
17
9

...
402½
10
96
7
0
47
...
9
8
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
123
11

Fino
Fino
Fino
Heavy snowstorm a
a.m., Sharp frost
* Snowstorm and
frosty
Sharp frost
Sharp frost
„ 21
34
18
2
11
6
6
43
...
174
13
16
10
20
17
6
1
25
1
35
...
...
2
...
0
19
0
...
...
161
...
1,046
12
6
0
0
...
...
3
5
7
...
...
...
88
12
8
16
...
3
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
122
5
6
Sharp frost.—• Traffic
• Frosty and dull
•HoavyN.E. gale,snow
* torm and sharp f ros
* Fine and frosiy
*Fine frosty
25
16
6
31
14
6
*Fine and frosty
*Fine and frosiy
*Slight rain, steady
thaw
„ 28
37
14

5
19
0
24
...
98
9
12
0
20
5
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
11
0
270
...
51,731
77
17
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
101
13
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
151
7

• Fino and frosty
• Fino and frosty
• Fino and froBty
*Steady thaw
Showery
February 4
35
7
11
38
1
11
71
...
434
33
14
8
27
5

2
70
2
70
2
44
40
...
...
...
...
211
1
1,449
50
1
1
5
9
8
...
2
5
38
18
3
...
9
97
16

25
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
189
11

• Showery
•Fino
• Showery
* Showery
* Showery.— Traffic
Showery
„ 11
32
15
3
28
3
0
78
...
492
33
4
0
27
15
0
10
280
4
150
1
23½
....
...
2
2
...
...
137½
...
792
30
6
5
10
14
1
...
17
18
...
734
18
18
100
11
65
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
......
...
170
15
8
Fino
Showory
Showery
Fine day, Wet evenign
Showery
Showery
„ 18
33
18

21
1
0
93
...
585
15
8
4
28
9

4
110
3
85
1
19
10
...
1
1
10
2
2
4
...
142
2
741
31
8
10
10
19
1
...
26
16
11½
...
...
...
97
12
10½
60
...
12
12
0
...
...
...
...
......
...
...
172
17
4
Showory
Showory
Showery
Showery
Showery
Dull No. rain
40
Fine and dry,but dull
„ 20
34
3
8
19
16
0
102
...
613
47
13
6
29
3

12
340
8
221
...
...
26
1
5
0
0
17
4
1
10
0
...
0
135
...
745
31
5
11
12

...
34
10

...
883
21
96
7
2
50
...
10
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
17
2

Doll
Snow first thing
Dull
Dull morning, Snow all
afternoon
Thaw and snow
Rain
March 4
34
10

17
12
9
88
...
530
40
18
0
28
15
0
11
285
12
380
½
13½
6
3
1
11
2
19
0
...
4
19
0
103
7
331
22
0
6
8
12
8
...
30
8
11½
92
5
8
592
15
99
5
10½
48
...
9
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
153
8

Fino and frosty
| Fino, and sharp froBt
Fine
Fine
Fine
Rain
40
„ 11
36
1
10
15
11
9
84
...
468
36
10
0
28
10
9
6
170
6
170
1
20
3
2
0
10
1
10
...
...
126
8
736
29
1
7
14
7
53
...
...
9

...
23
10
10
3
50
...
10
0
0
...
......
...
...
...
...
16
15
11
Fino till 4 p.m., Vor
wot ovoning
Fino
i Fino
Fine
Fine
Fine
Fine
„ 18
34
3

13
13
6
83
...
454
35
8
8
28
5
10½
..
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
0
19
4
...
...
6
90
...
263
18
15
0
8

...
22
7
10½
2
4
0
581
15
98
3
2
52
...
10
8
0
...
...
...
...
26
36
9
10
6
149
14
9
Fino
Fine
Fine
Fine
Fine
„ 25 .
34
17

13
13
3
84
...
418
35
0
0
28
5

...
...
...
...

35½
3
1
16
5
10
4
4
6
12
0
104½
...
434
21
16
11
9
16
10½
46
10
6
28
18

81
15
10
675
16
97
17

57
...
11
18
0
...
...
...
...
18
37
7
19
0
153
10
3
Fino
| Fino
Snowstorm, Dull
Dull
Dull
Fine
C Months ending
March, 1881
877
7

365
18
11½
1,769
...
9,291
737
10
4
625
11
11
154
4,448
111
3,455
27
649½
483
6
7
9
3
1
3
11
1-
54
15
0
3,116½
84
17,287
728
12
9
214

258
...
0
423
7

4
0
5
13,313½
327
1,865
13
11
1,372
...
280
15
0
...
...
...
...
38½
77
19
13
6
3,635
9
8
* Traffic on Canal Stopped by frost from Saturday, 16th January, to February 3rd, 1881-Nineteen Days.
C Months ending
Sept., 1860
1,013
4
11
308
8
1
1,773
...
8,551
685
11
2
669
2

203
6,449
154
4,544
43¼
1,037
486
119
6
5
1
14
6
197
10
66
4
0
3,185½
...
11,619
520
2
7
150
16
6
196
4
1
285
15
4
286
14
6
9,603¼
238
2,29 5
...
469
3
0
689
...
...
123
91½
3,002
...
611
...
4,276
17
11½
2,336
The Year
1,800
12
01
674
7

3,542
...
17,842
1,42
1
6
l,294
14

357
10,892
265
7,999
70¼
1,686½
969
125
14
2
80
9
209
2
120
19
0
5,494½
...
27,906
1,248
15
4
365
1
11½
454
10
1
709
2

703
14
11
22,846
565
1,865
13
11
...
750
3
0
689
...
...
123
8,094
...
630
14
0
7,912
7