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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
St George (Westminster) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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by the Vestry during the Year ended Lady-day 1877.
| Nature of Works to be performed or Materials to be supplied. | Amount of Prices. |
|---|---|
| Flints for Road Making | At 4s. 2d. per yard cube. |
| Yellow Pit Gravel | At 4s. 3d. per yard cube. |
| Hogging | At 4s. Ad. per yard cube. |
| Guernsey Granite | Guernsey Granite for Breaking, 10s. 2d. per ton. |
| Guernsey Granite, Ordinary Broken, 13s. 6d. per ton. | |
| Guernsey Granite, Broken to 5oz., 14s. 5d. per ton. | |
| Guernsey Granite, Broken to 4 oz., 14s. 9d. per ton. | |
| Spreading Water in the Streets | To receive £1,150. |
| Carting away Slop (In Wards) | To receive £3,150. |
| Removal of Dust and Ashes (InWards) | To receive £1,460. |
| Removal of Dust and Ashes (Out Ward and South Bel- gravia) | To receive £1,950. |
| Paviours' and Masons' Works | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Enderby Granite | Broken to Ordinary Size, at 15s. 3d. per ton. |
| Paving Materials | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Thames Ballast and Sand | Ballast, 2s. per yard cube; Sand, 3s. per yard cube. |
| Gas Fitter's Works | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Smiths' Works | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Repairs to Hose Pipes . | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Hammers and Picks | To maintain Stock of Hammers—Farm St. & Ebury Wharf, £20; ditto Picks, £115. |
| Drain Pipes . | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Oil and Candles | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Shoeing and Veterinary care of Horses | Shoeing, 18s. 9d. per Quarter; Veterinary care, 5s. per quarter per Horse. |
| Books and Stationery | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Printing and Bookbinding | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
| Bass Brooms | At 15s. 3d. per dozen; old Handles fitted, 13s. 3d. per dozen. |
| Re-filling Machine Brooms, £1 18s. per set. | |
| Barging away Slop | At 2s. per yard cube for 3 years. |
| Maintenance of Harness | To receive the sum of 30s. per Horse per annum for 3 years. |
| Repairs to Carts and Vans . | At various prices, as specified in Contract. |
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