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Shoreditch 1865

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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The Surveyor has under his control, two foremen, one for the
Eastern part, and one for the Western district of the parish, and it is
their duty to superintend the repair and maintenance of the roads and
footways, to see that the watering is properly done, and to report to the
Surveyor and Paving, &c., Committee, all matters relating to such roads
footways, &c., from time to time.
The number of laborers employed by the Surveyor on the roads is
21, and they have to attend to the general repair and maintenance of
the roads throughout the parish.
The Surveyor has also 2 masons with a laborer each, for the repair
of the footway pavements, and in most cases to repair the pavement after
trenches have been opened by companies or contractors.
There are also 3 paviors for the repair of the carriage-ways, crossings,
channels, &c., and 5 laborers generally employed, throughout the
parish.
There is one man employed to cleanse the Urinals (13) belonging
to the Vestry.
The Surveyor has 3 men employed in flushing the Sewers in the
parish, also a bricklayer and laborer generally employed on sewers work.
WAGES PAID TO TELE ABOVE.
1 Foreman—West Division at £1 8 0 per week.
1 „ —East „ „ 1 3 0 „
21 Laborers for both divisions „ 0 18 0 „
2 Masons „ 1 9 0 „
2 Laborers „ 1 0 0 „
2 Paviors „ 1 9 0 „
1 „ „ 1 6 0 „
5 Laborers „ 1 0 0 „
1 Man to Cleanse Urinals „ 1 0 0 „
3 Flushers „ 1 9 0 „
1 Bricklayer „ 1 9 0 „
1 Laborer „ 1 0 0 „
1 Yardsman „ 1 2 0 „