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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
Bethnal Green 1908
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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APPENDIX V (1) Wages and Sick Pay Account.
| No. of Weeks. | Ending. | Combined Drainage. | Sanitary Labour. | Sick Pay. | Workhouse Drainage. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| 5 | 1st February | 47 5 4 | 41 19 3 | ... | 119 18 3 |
| 4 | 29th February | 78 3 0 | 32 11 6 | 3 0 0 | 85 2 2 |
| 4 | 28th March | 89 11 1 | 32 11 6 | ... | 104 11 10 |
| 5 | 2nd May | 49 4 11 | 39 8 0 | 7 2 6 | 123 5 7 |
| 4 | 30th May | 54 15 4 | 32 8 0 | 2 1 3 | 101 19 4 |
| 4 | 27th June | 42 1 8 | 33 4 1 | ... | 105 1 4 |
| 5 | 1st August | 44 15 7 | 43 0 0 | ... | 128 7 0 |
| 4 | 29th August | 17 12 1 | 41 0 0 | ... | 102 8 11 |
| 4 | 26th September | 68 19 0 | 33 18 11 | ... | 109 1 11 |
| 5 | 31st October | 36 9 1 | 41 1 11 | 1 6 3 | 142 6 7 |
| 4 | 28th November | 19 11 7 | 33 17 7 | ... | 114 5 3 |
| 5 | 2nd January, 1909 | 16 14 4 | 42 1 6 | ... | 131 2 2 |
| Totals | 560 3 0 | 447 2 3 | 13 10 0 | 1368 0 4 |
Shelter-External Painting. -In April it was decided to put in hand the paintwork, etc. required to the exterior of
the Shelter, 3, St. James Road. The sum of £20 was provided for this work, the actual figure at which the work was
carried out by our own men being £20 10 7.