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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
Wandsworth 1893
Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1893
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The cost of working the roller during this period has been as follows, viz:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages of driver, man, and flag boy (including watching and cleaning) | 122 | 2 | 3 |
| Coke (66 chaldrons) | 34 | 10 | 0 |
| Oil, waste, white lead, and sundries | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Coal (24 cwt.) | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Insurance | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Depreciation, at 10 per cent, per annum | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| Total cost of 179½ days work | £202 | 1 | 6 |
| Daily Cost. | |||
| Wages (including watching and cleaning) | 0 | 13 | 7¼ |
| Coke | 0 | 3 10¼ | |
| Oil, waste, and sundries | 0 | 1 | |
| Coal | 0 | 0 | 1¾ |
| Insurance | 0 | 0 | |
| Depreciation | 0 | 2 | 10½ |
| £1 | 2 | 4¾ | |
The following new roads have been paved and adopted
during the year, viz.: Brenda Road, Barrow Road,
Ellison Road (second portion), Rosendale Road, (first
portion), Gleneldon Road (third portion), Glenburnie
Road, Mandrake Road, Fircroft Road, Langroyd Road,
Caistor Road, Lochinvar Street, Rinaldo Street, Grassmere
Road, Cheriton Square, and Court Road (portion
of)—total length, 2 miles 185 yards.
The estimated cost of making up and paving these
new roads under the annual contracts of the Board
amounted to £9,921 1s., and the materials, &c., used