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 Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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then two horses have been sold by auction, and one destroyed,
and have realized £51 18s. 10d. Three horses
have been purchased, at a cost of £252. The number of
horses in stock, therefore, at the end of the past year
(Lady-day 1879) was twenty-seven; the value of which
I estimate at £2,000.
Stable Arrangements.
The cost incurred, under this heading, in the maintenance
of the Parish Plant, together with the keep of the
above horses, including all labour and expenses for the year
ended Lady-day 1879, has been £4,346 2s., viz.:—
Particulars.
£ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|
Fodder | 1,479 | 17 | 3½ |
Veterinary Care | 181 | 16 | 6 |
Harness | 111 | 12 | 0 |
Repairs to Carts | 351 | 1 | 6 |
„ Stables | 10 | 19 | 9½ |
Gas | 15 | 17 | 11 |
Sundries, including Water, Oil, &c. | 27 | 12 | 11 |
Wages to Carters, &c. | 2,032 | 9 | 7 |
Rent of Stables (estimated) | 150 | 0 | 0 |
Purchase of Three Horses | 252 | 0 | 0 |
Purchase of Eight new Slop Carts | 300 | 0 | 0 |
Purchase of Three new Shoot Carts | 70 | 0 | 0 |
Carried forward | £4,983 | 7 | 6 |
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