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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
St Giles (Camden) 1893
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894
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The total number of bins now in the District is 52.
Your Board has also placed additional bins for storing
shell ballast for strewing upon the asphalte and wood pavements
when their condition renders it desirable. The
following list shows the position of those in the district
at Lady-day last:—
High Holborn 2
New Oxford Street 2
Tottenham Court Road 1
Store Street 1
Russell Square 1
Guilford Street 1
Southampton Row 1
Broad Street 1
Total 10
Cost op Street Cleansing.
The total cost of street cleansing for the year 1893-94 was as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Wages of men and boys ... | 3,003 | 14 | 3 |
| Brooms, scrapers, shovels, &c., and clothing for men and boys | 536 | 8 | 0 |
| Cartage of slop and street sweepings, and hire of horses for street-sweeping machines | 3,538 | 14 | 6 |
| Removal of snow, additional labour, cartage, &c | 506 | 2 | 5 |
| Removal of manure | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Total , | £7,587 | 6 | 8 |
Street Watering.
The watering of the public ways was performed by
contract, the contractor supplying all carts, horses and
drivers required, at a fixed price for the whole work
for the year. A small hand water-cart was employed to
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