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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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URINALS, SEWER AND PRIVATE DRAIN WORK.—LABOUR.
| For Holidays | 3 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | _ | 28 | 7 | 0 | ||
| For Sick Pay | — | 9 % | 13 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| 224 | 19 | 9½ | 751 | 1 | 4½ | 552 | 19 | 8½ | 157 | 1 | 0 | £1,686 | 1 | 5½ | |
Manholes have been constructed on the sewers, and other works done as follows:—
| Land of Promise (by Workhouse) for Vestry and Guardians— Four Gullies constructed | *20 | 14 | 1 |
| At 128, Hoxton Street, two head walls built in old unused sewer | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Long Street— Manhole and two Gullies constructed | 28 | 17 | 1 |
| Nicholas Street— One Manhole constructed | 11 | 19 | 0½ |
| Red Lion Street— One Manhole constructed | 12 | 8 | 11½ |
| Watsons Place— One Manhole constructed | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| Clifton Street and Granville Buildings— Making connections from sewer to patent sewer-gas destructor lamp | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Bowling Green Walk— Making connection from sewer to fans connected with dust destructor cells | 13 | 6 | 4 |
*The whole or part repaid to the Vestry