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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

West Ham 1899

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899

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Table: It did not appear, however, that a forty-eight hours' week was being accomplished, and I therefore arranged for each load to be signed for on the Way Bills, by which means the hours taken in collecting the loads and in going to the shoot can be traced, and have extracted particulars immediately after the 1st May, and have compared them with the figures of the fortnight ending March 13th, which were given in my report of March 22nd:—

It did not appear, however, that a forty-eight hours' week was being accomplished, and I therefore arranged for each load to be signed for on the Way Bills, by which means the hours taken in collecting the loads and in going to the shoot can be traced, and have extracted particulars immediately after the 1st May, and have compared them with the figures of the fortnight ending March 13th, which were given in my report of March 22nd:—

FORTNIGHT BEFORE MAY-DAY.
North.South.
No. of Carmen.Loads Collected.Time Occupied.No. of Carmen.Loads Collected.Time Occupied.
Hrs.Mins.Hrs.Mins.
Tuesday, Feb. 28th18582060144313815
Wednesday, Mar. 1st185218620143413340
Thursday, „ 2nd18441880142913115
Friday, „ 3rd185821050143814125
Saturday, „ 4th18551820143512745
Monday, „ 6th185319215143013345
Tuesday, „ 7 th196020340144314845
Wednesday, „ 8th185618220143513955
Thursday, „ 9th184118515143013240
Friday, „ 10 th195719140143914155
Saturday, „ 11th185117645143512155
Monday, „ 13th185419430143113535
Total386 Carmen collect 1,061 loads in 3,926.25 hrs.