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Shoreditch 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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WAGES OF EMPLOYEES.
(Referred to on page 147).
The following is the summary of the resolution adopted by the Vestry on December 21st, 1897, after recommendation of the Works Committee, the increase commenced on January 1st following. The hours of labour were not altered.
| Class. | Previous Wages and Hours. | Wages recommended and resolved upon. |
|---|---|---|
| Masons | 5/10 per day 56 hours per week summer 48 hours per week winter | The same |
| Paviors | 5/10 per day. Hours the same | The same |
| Rammermen | 4/6 per day do. | 5/- per day |
| Mason's Labourers.. | 4/2 per day do. | 4/6 per day |
| Pickers | 4/2 per day do. | |
| General Labourers | 4/2 per day do. | |
| Sewermen | 36/- per week 45 hours per week Men find Boots and Slops | 36/- per week Boots and Slops to be provided by the Vestry |
| Watchmen | 4/- per day with 4d. per day for firing in winter | The same |
| Steam Roller Driver | 6/4 per day Hours as Pickers | The same |
PARLIAMENTARY POWERS, SESSION 1898.
The proposed Acts and Parliamentary Plans for the reconstruction of Rosemary
Branch Bridge.
The extension of tramways along Bethnal Green Road, and the construction of
the Great Northern and City Underground Railway have been the subject of a
report by your Surveyor. The conditions therein suggested were recommended to
and adopted by the Vestry in January last, and there seems every probability that in
the case of the new Railway a much needed widening of New North Road against
the Canal will result.