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Islington 1902
Forty-seventh annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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[1902
COST OF THE EPIDEMIC.
The cost to the Borough Council was £761 16s. 3d., in addition to which there
were certain charges which had not been kept separate from the usual
departmental accounts and which included the following items: additional
disinfectants for distribution, chemicals and materials used in disinfecting
rooms, etc., expenses for upkeep of Shelter House and disinfecting station,
travelling expenses of Medical Officer of Health and Inspectors, the cost of
removing suspects to Shelter House and postage.
The Borough Treasurer has kindly prepared the following statement :—
COST OF SMALL-POX OUTBREAK.
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries— | ||||||
| Sanitary Inspectors, for extra services | 99 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Clerks, for extra services | 70 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Engineer at Disinfecting Station, for extra services | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matron at Shelter House, for extra services | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 177 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| Wages— | ||||||
| Disinfectors, additional | 269 | 19 | 6 | |||
| Van Drivers and Assistants, additional | 128 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 398 | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Compensation— | ||||||
| Loss of employment | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bedding destroyed | 14 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Pastries destroyed | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Care of infant | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 44 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Contacts expenses for sheltering at Shelter House | 49 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Miscellaneous— | ||||||
| Hire of additional horse and harness | 26 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Fodder, &c., for additional hired horse | 16 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Printing and stationery | 28 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Pamphlets for distribution.. | 9 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Distribution of pamphlets, bills, &c. | 7 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Notice boards | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Set of instruments for vaccination | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Miscellaneous petty casb items | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 92 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| £761 | 16 | 3 |
20th October, 1902. ARTHUR TOWERS, Borough Treasurer.
The cost to the Metropolitan Asylums Board was £500,000 equal to a threepenny rate over London,
so that Islington's share would be £23,857.
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