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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOREKEEPER (ASSISTANT) | Summer & Winter. | a.m. | p.m. | Hours. | Hours. | Hours. | Days. | Hours. | 7d. per hour. | ||
| Monday to Friday | 6.0 | 5.0 | = 11 | – 1½ | = 9½ | x 5 | = 47½ | ||||
| Saturday | 6.0 | 1.0 | = 7 | – ½ | = 6½ | X 1 | = 6½ —54 | 32s. | |||
| STEAM ROLLER DRIVERS | Same Hours as General Labourers viz.:- | In Summer | 54 | 40s. | Average hours per week, 51. | ||||||
| In Winter | 48 | 40s. | Average wages at per hour, about 9½d. | ||||||||
| STEAM ROLLER ATTENDANTS | Same Hours as General Labourers viz.:— | In Summer | 54 | 30s. | Average hours per week, 51. | ||||||
| In Winter | 48 | 30s. | Average wages at per hour, about 7d. | ||||||||
| WATCHMEN WITH STEAM ROLLER | Summer. | p.m. | a.m. | ||||||||
| Monday to Friday | 5.0 | 6.0 | = 13 | – Nil. | = 13 | x 5 | = 65 | 25s. (5 nights) | |||
| Saturday | Do not Work with Roller. | Average hours per week, 67½. | |||||||||
| Winter. | Monday to Friday | 5.0 | 7.0 | = 14 | – Nil. | = 14 | X 5 | = 70 | 25s. (5 nights) | Average wages at per hour, about 4½d. | |
| Saturday | Do not Work with Roller. | ||||||||||
| SHOOT CLERK AT Glengall Wharf | The Clerks attend at the vari | ous Depots as long as they are open. 35s. | N.B.—These wages are inclusive of all Sunday work, overtime and extra duties. | ||||||||
| TICKET CLERK AT Glengall Wharf | as above | 35s. | |||||||||
| ASSISTANT GARDENER | Same Hours as Open Spaces Labourers, as below. | In Summer | 54 | 40s. | Average hours per week, 50½. Average wages at per hour, about 9½d. | ||||||
| In Winter | 48 | 40s. | The Assistant Gardener is provided with a reefer suit and hat. | ||||||||
| OPEN SPACES' LABOURERS (Camberwell Green, &c.) | Summer. | Monday to Friday | 6.0 | 5.0 | = 11 | – 1½ | = 9½ | X 5 | = 47½ | Open Spaces Labourers are provided with hats. | |
| Saturday | 6.0 | 1.0 | = 7 | – ½ | = 6½ | X 1 | – 54 | 30s. | |||
| Winter. | Monday to Friday | 7.0 | 5.0 | = 10 | — 1½ | = 8½ | x 5 | = 42½ | Average hours per week, 50½. Average wages per hour, about 7d. | ||
| Saturday | 7.0 | 1.0 | = 6 | – ½ | = 5½ | X 1 | = 5½ —48 | 30s. | |||