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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
Battersea 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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The actual cost of this weight of articles at 15s. per cwt., which was the price charged by the contractor formerly employed by the Council to do the work would have amounted to £2,408 6s. 0d. The actual cost is set out below :—
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 718 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Hire of Council's horses | 200 | *5 | 0 | |||
| Fuel | 53 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Electric light | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Rates and Taxes | 85 | 10 | 7 | |||
| Insurance | l7 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Stores and tradesmen's accounts | 70 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Interest of loan | 125 | 16 | 11 | |||
| Repairs | 39 | *9 | 7 | |||
| Depreciation— | ||||||
| Buildings (at 3 p.c.) | 82 | 6 | 0 | \ | ||
| Machinery (at 10 p.c.) | 63 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Vans (at 10 p.c.) | 12 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 155 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| £1,476 | 15 | 5 | ||||
The Council have, by providing an efficient Disinfecting
Station, and doing away with the services of a contractor,
saved the ratepayers during the year £931 10s. 7d. This is a
gratifying fact to be able to report; and the value of the work
done is enhanced by the additional advantage of having this
important duty carried out by the Council's own officers.
The Station has been in existence now for six years, and it is interesting to show the saving in the cost of disinfection which has been accomplished in each year since its establishment:—
| £ | S. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | 540 | 0 | 5 |
| 1904 | 252 | 18 | 9 |
| 1905 | 976 | 12 | 3 |
| 1906 | 1, 120 | 13 | 4 |
| 1907 | 931 | 10 | 7 |
| £4,801 | 15 | 4 |