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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
Hammersmith 1905
Sixth annual report year ended 31st March 1906
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The men employed through the Central Body were engaged on the following works :—
| Labour Colonies. | No. of Men. | Allowances paid to families. |
|---|---|---|
| Hollesley Bay Labour Colony (farm work) | 16 | £7997 |
| Osea Island Labour Colony (road making, trenching and sea walling) | 3 | 9160 |
| Garden City Labour Colony (levelling and road making) | 4 | 9106 |
| Fambridge Labour Colony (land reclamation and repairing sea wall) | 1 | 0164 |
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| Parks, &c. | No. of Men. | Total Wages paid to Men. |
|---|---|---|
| Chingford and Long Grove Works (digging, levelling, &c.) | 28 | £174710 |
| Marble Hill Works (ditto) | 33 | 17650 |
| Hyde Park Works (excavating gravel and removing sand) | 10 | No information. |
| Wandsworth Common (general spade work) | 9 | Ditto. |
| Tooting Common (constructing bathing lake) | 13 | Ditto. |
The men for whom employment was found at Hollesley Bay,
Osea Island, Fambridge, and Garden City, were provided with
board and lodging and paid sixpence per week for incidental
expenses, and a weekly allowance was made to each family at
the following rates:—
Ios. for the wife; 2s. for the first child; is. 6d. for the second child;
and is. each for the other children (only children under
14 years of age being reckoned); up to a maximum of 17s. 6d.
per week.
These allowances were subject to the deduction of one-third
of the wife's earnings, and one-fourth of those of the children
residing at home.
The conditions of employment included the payment of
railway fares to and from the colonies by the Central Body, the
return of men to their homes on furlough once in each month,
the observance of rules, and other matters.
The above allowances were paid weekly to the men's wives
at their homes by an official of the Distress Committee.