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Battersea 1904
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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thoroughly washed and returned home cleansed as well as
disinfected. It is to be hoped that during the present year
steps will be taken to provide this much-needed addition to
what is otherwise an admirably planned and well equipped
Disinfecting Station.
The total weight of the articles removed and disinfected
at the Disinfecting Station during the year 1904 was
105 tons 15 cwt. 17 lbs.
The disinfection of this weight of articles at the charges made by the contractor formerly employed by the Council would have cost the Council ;£1,586 7s. 3d. The actual cost is set out in detail below:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 691 | 6 | 0 |
| Hire of Council's horses | 200 | 15 | 0 |
| Fuel | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Water and electric light | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Rates and taxes | 61 | 18 | 9 |
| Insurance | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Stores | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Interest on loan | 97 | 9 | 4 |
| Repairs (including repairs to vans) | 66 | 15 | 6 |
| (at 3 per cent.) | 77 | 16 | 5 |
| Machinery (at 10 per cent.) | 63 | 12 | 0 |
| Vans (at 10 per cent.) | 12 | 18 | 0 |
| Van shed (at 3 per cent.) | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Total £1, | 333 | 8 | 6 |
Temporary Shelter or House Accommodation.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891 (section 60, subsection
4) imposes an obligation upon Sanitary Authorities
to provide accommodation for persons who have been compelled
to leave their dwellings on account of disinfection being carried
on therein.