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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 1905
Sixth annual report of the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of 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 | Summer & Winter. | a.m. | p.m. | Hours. | Days. | Hours. | |||||
| Same Hours as Wheelwrights. | as below. | 54 | 40s. 6d. | =9d. per hour. Note. During the slack time of the Winter of 1905-6 this trade worked 45 hours per week. | |||||||
| SMITHS' HAMMERMEN | do. | Same Hours as Wheelwrights. | as below. | 54 | 31s. 6d. | =7d. per hour. Note.—During the slack time of the Winter of 1905-6 this trade worked 45 hours per week. | |||||
| INCIDENTAL SMITHS | do. | a.m. | p.m. | Hours. | Hours. | Hours. | Days. | Hours. | =9d. per hour. | ||
| (a) | Same Hours as Wheelwrights. | as below. | (a) 54 | 40s. 6d. | =8½d. per hour. | ||||||
| (b) | (b) 54 | 38s. 3d. | Note.—During the slack time of the Winter of 1905-6 this trade worked 45 hours per week. | ||||||||
| TYRE SMITH | do. | Same Hours as Wheelwrights. | as below. | 54 | 40s. 6d. | = 9d. per hour. Note,—During the slack time of the Winter of 1905-6 this trade worked 45 hours per week. | |||||
| WHEELWRIGHTS | Summer & Winter. | Monday to Friday | 6.0 | 5.0 | = 11 | – 1½ | = 9½ | x 5 | =47½ | 42s. 9d. | =9½d. per hour. |
| Saturday | 6.0 | 1.0 | = 7 | – ½ | = 6½ | X 1 | = 6½ – 54 | Note.—During the slack time of the Winter of 1905-6 this trade worked 45 hours per week. | |||
| FOREMAN WHEELWRIGHT | Same Hours as Wheelwrights. | as above. | 54 | 45s. | = 10d. per hour. | ||||||
| WHEELWRIGHTS' LABOURERS | do. | Same Hours as Wheelwrights. | as above. | 54 | 31s. 6d. | = 7d. per hour. Note.—During the slack time of the Winter of 1905-6 this trade worked 45 hours per week. | |||||
| CHAFF CUTTER | Summer & Winter. | Monday to Friday | 6.0 | 5.30 | = 11½ | – 1½ | = 10 | x 5 | = 50 | = about 6¼d. per hour. | |
| Saturday | 6.0 | 1.0 | = 7 | – ½ | = 6½ | X 1 | = 6½ – 56½ | 30s. | |||