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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) 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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The Steam Roller.
The steam roller has worked continuously on the granite
roads, and occasionally on flint roads. The horse roller has
also been used on flint roads where necessary.
The cost of maintaining the steam roller, including all expenses of every description, has been as follows :—
| W ages .... | 155 | 1 | Hi |
| Cartage of Water | 141 | 1 | 3 |
| Oil, Tallow, Waste, &c. | 31 | 17 | 2 |
| Coke ..... | 28 | 0 | 8 |
| Coals (estimated) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Repairs by Messrs. Aveling and Porter | 142 | 2 | 2 |
| Small Repairs by Engine Driver .... | 32 | 19 | 3 |
| Sundries .... | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Depreciation, 10 per cent. . | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| i | >591 | 18 | 5i |
The total area of streets rolled has been 217,490 superficial
yards.
During the past year the steam roller has been thoroughly
overhauled and repaired by the makers, Messrs.
Aveling and Porter, of Rochester, at a cost of £142 2s. 2d.
This necessitated hiring another roller, the cost of which
amounted to £110 4s. 10c?.