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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 1898
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1899
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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 and Gullies, and other Works | 332 | 10 | 11 | 719 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 1088 | 0 | 11 |
| Flushers' Wages | 651 | 6 | 11 | 710 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 12 | 7 | 1443 | 4 | 2 |
| Drainage Inspector | 104 | 0 | 0 | ...... | ...... | 104 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dinsdale Road Sewer | 430 | 13 | 0 | ...... | ...... | 430 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| *Hatcham Park Road Sewer | ...... | 337 | 11 | 4 | ...... | 337 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| Blackwall Lane Sewer | 78 | 1 | 10 | ...... | ...... | 78 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Maintenance of Public Conveniences | 216 | 11 | 10 | 197 | 4 | 1 | ...... | 413 | 15 | 11 | ||
| Disinfectants, &c. | 43 | 18 | 6 | 33 | 11 | 3 | ...... | 77 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Iron, Steel, Timber, Paint, Oil, Varnish, &c. | 9 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 8 | ...... | 25 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Flushing Carts and Vans, and Repairs to same | 15 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ...... | 25 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Horse Hire | 127 | 7 | 2 | ...... | ...... | 127 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Tools and Repairs | 22 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 7 | |
| Sewer Entries | 241 | 3 | 1 | 251 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 496 | 4 | 9 |
| Returns on Sewer Entries | 95 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 163 | 14 | 9 | |
| LOANS. Repayment of Principal— | ||||||||||||
| Sewers | 300 | 0 | 0 | 700 | 0 | 0 | ...... | 1000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Public Sanitary Conveniences Interest— | 34 | 19 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 4 | ...... | 75 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Sewers | 23 | 18 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 6 | ...... | 87 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Public Sanitary Conveniences | 44 | 17 | 3 | 54 | 9 | 0 | ...... | 99 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Maintenance of River Wall- | ||||||||||||
| Materials | 136 | 14 | 3 | ...... | ...... | 136 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Wages | 243 | 18 | 4 | ...... | ...... | 243 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Lee Board of Works, for use of Sewer behind the Paragon, Blackheath | 18 | 5 | 6 | ...... | ...... | 18 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Miscellaneous Expenses- | ||||||||||||
| Cleansing Ravensbourne River | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 | |
| Superannuation—T. Boulton | ...... | 67 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miscellaneous | ...... | 22 | 18 | 1 | ...... | 22 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Common Charges (proportion) | 287 | 6 | 10 | 538 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 886 | 5 | 0 |
| Total Sewers Rate | £3,46l | 4 | 1 | 3,841 | 8 | 7 | 191 | 12 | 9 | 7,494 | 5 | 5 |
| LIGHTING RATE. | On account of Contract. | |||||||||||
| Gas Supply, New Lamps and Removals, &c. | 3668 | 12 | 4 | 4368 | 1 | 10 | 329 | 1 | 6 | 8365 | 15 | 8 |
| Camberwell Vestry, re Canterbury Rd. | ...... | 25 | 14 | 9 | ...... | 25 | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Common Charges (proportion) | 18 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 0 |
| Total Lighting Rate | £3,687 | 0 | 7 | 4,424 | 13 | 4 | 332 | 11 | 6 | 8,444 | 5 | 5 |