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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
Hackney 1902
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1902
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DUSTING ACCOUNT, 1902.
| MONTH. | Northern Division | Southern Division | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loads. | Cost. | Loads. | Cost. | Loads. | Cost. | |||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| January | 2360 | 609 | 13 | 4 | 2515 | 639 | 4 | 7 | 4875 | 1248 | 17 | 11 |
| February | 2158 | 557 | 9 | 8 | 2310 | 587 | 2 | 6 | 4468 | 1144 | 12 | 2 |
| March | 2106 | 544 | 1 | 0 | 2256 | 573 | 8 | 0 | ! 4362 | 1117 | 9 | 0 |
| April | 2409 | 615 | 7 | 0 | 2443 | 620 | 3 | 4 | 4849 | 1235 | 10 | 4 |
| May | 2008 | 455 | 19 | 8 | 2102 | 468 | 11 | 5 | 4110 | 924 | 11 | 1, |
| June | 2064 | 468 | 14 | 0 | 2230 | 497 | 2 | 1 | 4294 | 965 | 16 | 1 |
| 13,105 | 3251 | 4 | 8 | 13,853 | 3385 | 11 | 11 | 26,958 | 6636 | 16 | 7 | |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | ||||||||||
| July | 1397 | 1529 | 2926 | 763 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| August | 1397 | 227 | 3 | 0 | 1585 | 297 | 3 | 9 | 2982 | 524 | 4 | 0 |
| September | 1205 | 195 | 16 | 3 | 1364 | 255 | 15 | 0 | 2569 | 451 | 11 | 3 |
| October | 1378 | 223 | 18 | 6 | 1558 | 292 | 2 | 6 | 2936 | 516 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 1490 | 242 | 2 | 6 | 1693 | 317 | 18 | 9 | 3183 | 560 | 1 | 3 |
| December | 1617 | 262 | 15 | 3 | 1805 | 338 | 8 | 9 | 3422 | 601 | 4 | 0 |
| 8481 | £1151 | 12 | 9 | 9534 | £1501 | 8 | 9 | 18018 | £3416 | 17 | 6 | |
| Less Fines | 24 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| Totals | 8484 | £1151 | 12 | 9 | 9534 | £1476 | 13 | 9 | 18018 | £3416 | 17 | 6 |
Prices.—January to June—Northern Division 5/2 per load.
Southern „ 5/1 „
June 25th to July 26th—
Per horse, man, van, &c., „ „ 12/- per day
July 28th to December—Northern „ 3/3 per ton
Southern „ 3/9„
Dustmen's Wages £2791 9s. 5d.
Sanitary Labour 380 17s. 6d.