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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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| Daily Cost. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 0 | 9 | 1¾ |
| Coal and Coke | 0 | 3 | |
| Oil, waste, &c. | 0 | 1 | |
| Repairs | 0 | 1 | 4¼ |
| Insurance | 0 | 0 | 2¾ |
| Depreciation | 0 | 2 | 11¾ |
| £0 | 18 | 4 |
A 10-ton steam roller has been hired and used for 56
days at a cost £118 15s. 9d. in repairing public roads,
and 15 days on new roads at a cost of £25 17s. 6d.
During the past year the following new roads have been adopted by the Board and the cost of paving them paid by the owners of the property abutting thereon, viz.:—
| Name of Road. | Length in yards. | Estimated Cost of Work. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Algarve Road | 151 | 466 | 12 | 5 |
| Capern Road | 79 | 179 | 14 | 6 |
| Cargill Road | 245 | 685 | 17 | 9 |
| Buckhold Road | 767 | 1,671 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridgefield Grove | 94 | 182 | 18 | 11 |
| Melody Road (1st portion) | 252 | 551 | 9 | 8 |
| The Grove (2nd portion) .. | 440 | 1,424 | 14 | 1 |
| Westover Road (1st portion) | 224 | 653 | 9 | 9 |
| 2,252= lm.2f | 52y. £5,815 | 17 | 1 | |
Necessary works of repair were executed to Wimbledon
Park Road (from Granville Road to the railway bridge
approaches and from the railway bridge approaches to
the parish boundary) under the provisions of the Metropolis
Management (Amendment) Act, 1890, at the cost
of the owners of property abutting thereon. The cost of
the work was £617 1s. 10d. and the length of road
repaired 1,380 yards.
The total quantity of granite kerbing and tar-paving
executed during the past year is as follows, viz.970
lineal feet of granite kerb; 2,120 super yards of tar-paving.
The total amount received for repairs to gas and water
trenches was £390 1s. 11d.