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Shoreditch 1897

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

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Mains Department. Salaries.
1 Mains Superintendent H. ,J. Roscoe, £3 per week.
3 Arc Lamp Trimmers 30s., 28s., and 17s. a week respectively.
1 Meter Reader 15s. a week.
1 Jointer At 9½d. a hour.
1 Jointer's Mate 15s. a week.
1 Labourer 6½d. an hour.
3 Labourers 6d. an hour.
Clerical Staff, Etc. Salaries,
Clerk J. W. Hammond, at £2 a week.
2 Junior Clerks 30s. and 20s, a week respectively.
2 Office Boys 10s. and 8s. a week respectively.
1 Storekeeper '... 30s. a week.
Refuse Destructor Staff. Salaries.
1 Engineer-in-charge E. Willshear, £4 a week.
1 Fitter At 8d. per hour.
3 Charge Men 35s, each per week.
15 Stokers 32s. 8d. each per week.
6 Top Men At 28s. each per week.
2 Cleaners One at 15s. and one at 10s. per week.
1 Weighbridge Clerk 21s. per week.
4 Labourers At 24s. each per week.
Total amount of refuse of all descriptions received at the destructor during nine
months ending 25th March, 1898, 18,842 tons, approximate percentage of residue to
refuse 32%.
The Vestry's charges for the supply of electric current are as follows:—
The private lighting, 6d. per unit for the 1st two hours' consumption, 4d. per-
unit afterwards, on the Wright maximum demand system.
For public lighting, 5d. per unit, to include maintenance.
For motive power during daytime, 2d. per unit.
For motive power, 3d. per unit for all hours.
For hire of meter per quarter, from 2s. 6d., according to size.

The following is a List of Streets in which the Vestry's supply mains are laid or in course of being laid.

Name of Street.Side of Street.Name of Street.Side of Street.
Bateman's RowN.Charlotte Streetw.
Brunswick PlaceN.Charles SquareN.
Cropley StreetW.Church Street (to Boundary)S.
City RoadE
Commercial StreetN.E.Calvert Avenues.
Curtain RoadBoth Sides.Coronet StreetN.

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