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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
Camberwell 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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RETURN OF HOURS OF LABOUR, &c .—Continued.
| Workmen. | Season. | Days. | Commence Work. | Leave Work. | Gross No. of Hours per day, | Deduct for Meals. | Nett No. of Working Hours per Day. | No. of Days per Week. | Nett No. of Working Hours per Week. | Rate of Wage per Week. | Weekly Wage = at per hour Worked. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELWRIGHTS' SMITHS | a.m. | p.m. | Hours. | Hours. | Hours. | Days. | Hours. | ||||
| Same Hours as Wheelw rights. | as below. | 54 | 38s. 3d. | =8½d. per hour. | |||||||
| SMITHS' HAMMERMEN | (a) | Same Hours as Wheel wrights. | as below. | 54 | 31s. 6d. | =7d. per hour. | |||||
| (b) | 54 | 27s. | =6d. per hour. | ||||||||
| INCIDENTAL SMITHS | (a) | Same Hours as Wheel wrights. | as below. | 54 | 38s. 3d. | per hour. | |||||
| w | 54 | 36s. | =8d. per hour. | ||||||||
| TYRE SMITH | Same Hours as Wheel wrights. | as below. | 54 | 38s. 3d. | =8½d. per hour. | ||||||
| WHEELWRIGHTS | Summer and Winter. | Monday to Friday | 6.0. | 5.0 | = 11 | — 1½ | = 9½ | x 5 | =47½ | 40s. 6d. | =9d. per hour. |
| Saturday | 6.0 | 1.0 | -7 | — ½ | = 6½ | x 1 | = 6½ | ||||
| — 54 | |||||||||||
| FOREMAN WHEELWRIGHT | Same Hours as Wheel wrights. | as above. | 45s. | = 10d. per hour. | |||||||
| WHEELWRIGHTS' LABOURERS | Same Hours as Wheel wrights. | as above. | 31s. 6d. | =7d. per hour. | |||||||
| CHAFF CUTTER | Summer & Winter. | Monday to Friday | 6.0 | 5.30 | = 11½ | — 1½ | = 10 | x 5 | = 50 | ||
| Saturday | 6.0 | 1.0 | = 7 | – ½ | = 6½ | x 1 | = 6½ | ||||
| I I | — 56½ | 30s. | = about 6¼d. per hour. | ||||||||
| HARNESS MAKER (a) | Summer & Winter. | Monday to Friday | 7.0 | 6.30 | = 11½ | – 1½ | = 10 | x 5 | =50 | In addition, on Tuesdays and Thursdays Harness Maker works at Park Road Depôt until 7 o'clock or later. | |
| Saturday | 7.0 | 1.0 | = 6 | – ½ | = 5½ | x 1 | = 5½ | ||||
| . | -55½ | (a) 45s. | = about 10d. per hour. | ||||||||
| (b) | Monday Wednesday Friday ' | 7.0 | 5.30 | = 10½ | – 1½ | 9 | x 3 | =27 | |||
| Tuesday Thursday | 7.0 | 6.30 | = 11½ | – 1½ | = 10 | x 2 | =20 | ||||
| Saturday | 7.0 | 1.0 | = 6 | — ½ | = 5½ | x 1 | 5½ | ||||
| i | I | i | — 52½ | (b) 36s. | = about 8¼d. per hour. | ||||||