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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
Greenwich 1897
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1898
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EXPENDITURE—continued.
| SEWERS RATE. | Greenwich. | St. Paul, Deptford. | St. Nicholas, Deptford. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Sewers Maintenance— | ||||||||||||
| Repairs to Sewers, Gullies, and other Works | 1021 | 18 | 10 | 324 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 1383 | 16 | 7 |
| Flushers' Wages | 681 | 7 | 0 | 719 | 19 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 6 | 1481 | 8 | 10 |
| Clerks of Works | 12 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 0 | ...... | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Drainage Inspector | 106 | 0 | 0 | ...... | ...... | 106 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Blackwall Lane Sewer | 34 | 12 | 10 | ...... | ...... | 34 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Reconstruction of Clifton Hill Urinal | ...... | 202 | 0 | 7 | ...... | 202 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Maintenance of Public Conveniences | 195 | 14 | 11 | 185 | 5 | 3 | ...... | 381 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Disinfectants, &c. | 54 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 9 | ...... | 62 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Iron, Steel, Timber, Paint, Oil, Varnish, &c. | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | ...... | 17 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Flushing Carts and Vans, and Repairs to same | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | ...... | 22 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Horse Hire | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ...... | 17 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Tools and Repairs | 15 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 7 | ...... | 42 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Sewer Entries | 228 | 3 | 9 | 295 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 554 | 3 | 7 |
| Returns on Sewer Entries | 68 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 132 | 14 | 0 |
| LOANS. | ||||||||||||
| Repayment of Principal— | ||||||||||||
| Sewers | 1966 | 13 | 4 | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 13 | 4 | 4333 | 6 | 8 |
| Public Sanitary Conveniences | 33 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 3 | ...... | 53 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Interest— | ||||||||||||
| Sewers | 95 | 7 | 6 | 143 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 251 | 7 | 0 |
| Public Sanitary Conveniences | 45 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 2 | ...... | 73 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Maintenance of River Wall— | ||||||||||||
| Materials | 96 | 6 | 6 | ...... | ...... | 96 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Wages | 223 | 4 | 10 | ...... | ...... | 223 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| Lee Board of Works, for use of Sewer behind the Paragon, Blackheath | 18 | 5 | 6 | ...... | ...... | 18 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Miscellaneous Expenses | 22 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | ...... | 44 | 6 | 6 | ||
| South Street Public Sanitary Convenience | *940 | 19 | 8 | ...... | ...... | 940 | 19 | 8 | ||||
| New Cross Gate Public Sanitary Convenience | ...... | †2274 | 16 | 10 | ...... | 2274 | 16 | 10 | ||||
| Common Charges (proportion) | 291 | 2 | 4 | 477 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 822 | 5 | 0 |
| Total Sewers Rate | £6,195 | 17 | 11 | 6,839 | 2 | 0 | 590 | 11 | 5 | 13,625 | 11 | 4 |
| * Balance of Contract. | † Amount of Contract. | |||||||||||
| LIGHTING RATE. | ||||||||||||
| Gas Supply, New Lamps and Removals, &c. | 3598 | 10 | 4 | 4282 | 12 | 10 | 294 | 10 | 2 | 8175 | 13 | 4 |
| Camberwell Vestry, re Canterbury Road | ...... | 25 | 14 | 9 | ...... | 25 | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Common Charges (proportion) | 19 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 5 | 0 |
| Total Lighting Rate | £3,618 | 1 | 7 | 4,340 | 9 | 5 | 298 | 2 | 1 | 8,256 | 13 | 1 |