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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 1906
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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The amount received by the Council for removing trade
refuse was £309.
During the year 26,072 loads, weighing 30,674 tons, were
shot into barges at the wharves, and 449 loads were disposed of
at dust shoots in or near the Borough. The average daily
number of horses engaged in collecting dust was 28, and they
were at work on 305 days. The daily average of loads removed
was 3.01 per horse per day.
The number of inhabited houses is approximately 21,893
from which dust is collected.
The estimated population of the Borough is 122,000, and
the quantity of refuse removed per person last year amounted
to 5.11 cwts.
| Year. | Description | Cube Yards. | Cost. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905-06 | Guernsey | 3,08025/27 | £1.887 | 1 | 1 |
| 1906-07 | " | 3,023 | 1,876 | 16 | 8 |
| 1906-07 | Alderney | 117 | 71 | 13 | 3 |
The annexed statement shews the roads and streets which have been coated wholly or partially with Granite, and consolidated by the steam roller.
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Lane | 714 | 5 | 3 |
| Scrubs Lane | 498 | 8 | 3 |
| Shepherd's Bush Road | 452 | 6 | 0 |
| Stamford Brook Road | 324 | 7 | I |
| Latimer Road | 197 | 17 | 0 |
| Percy Road | 187 | 12 | 3 |
| Becklow Road | 159 | 18 | 0 |
| Sinclair Road | 126 | 12 | 0 |
| Bridge Avenue | 117 | 14 | 3 |
| Blythe Road | 113 | 15 | 3 |