Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Street Cleansing.
| Item | Particulars | Street Sweeping and Watering | Gully Cleansing | Snow Removal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | *Gross Expenditure | 42,246 | 2,308 | 579 | |
| 2 | Gross Income | 1,739 | — | — | |
| 3 | Net cost | 40,507 | 2,308 | 579 | |
| 4 | |||||
| Net cost per 10,000 square yards cleansed... | 10s. Od. | — | — | ||
| 5 | Net cost per 1,000 gullies cleansed | — | — | ||
| 6 | Net cost per 1,000 of population | £145.97 | £8.32 | £2.09 | |
| *Including loan charges, depreciation, etc. | |||||
| 7 | 2,095,227 | ||||
| (i) Number of square yards of streets cleansed multiplied by number of cleansings during year | 608,520,000 | ||||
| 8 | (a) Total number of Gullies cleansed | approx. 11,000 | |||
| (ft) Number of gullies cleansed multiplied by number of cleansings during year | 41,340 | ||||
| 9 | Total mileage of streets cleansed | 142.21 | |||
| 10 | Approximate mileage cleansed three times daily | 10.7 | |||
| „ „ „ twice „ | 10.3 | ||||
| „ ,, „ once ,, | 45.5 | ||||
| 11 | „ „ „ four times weekly | 4.5 | |||
| „ „ „ three „ „ | 29.31 | ||||
| 12 | „ „ „ twice „ „ | 41.90 | |||
| 13 | „ „ „ once „ „ | — | |||
| 14 | „ „ „ less than once weekly | — | |||
| 15 | Average length of haul to point of disposal | 1.5 miles | |||
| 16 | No. of employees, other than clerical :— | ||||
| Foremen | 3 | ||||
| Others | 165 | ||||