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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
Wandsworth 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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The scavenging work is performed by men employed
by the Board and by hired horses.
REMOVAL OF SNOW.
The cost of removing snow from the streets and
sanding roads in the several parishes in the District was
as follows, viz.:—Clapham £230 0s. 0d.; Putney
£209 9s. 9d.; Streatham £246 18s. 7d.; Tooting
£24 19s. l0d.; Wandsworth £26 5s. 2d.—Total,
£737 13s. 4d.
ROAD WATERING.
The details of road watering during the past year are set forth in the following tabular statement:—
| PARISHES. | Length of Road Watered. | Expenditure. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Water Company. | Horse Hire. | New Carts, Vans and Standposts. | Water, Labour. Pumping, and Repairs to Pumps, Carts,&c. | Total Expenses. | |||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Y. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| *Battersea | 0 | 1 | 110 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Clapham | 25 | 7 | 143 | 620 | 10 | 9 | — | 761 | 14 | 8 | 1370 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Putney | 20 | 7 | 47 | 290 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 349 | 18 | 1 | 645 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Streatham | 27 | 7 | 144 | 477 | 14 | 9 | 76 | 16 | 6 | 659 | 10 | 9 | 1214 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tooting | 4 | 1 | 116 | 73 | 7 | 0 | — | 81 | 4 | 3 | 154 | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Wandsworth | 23 | 3 | 52 | 376 | 18 | 8 | — | 530 | 12 | 0 | 807 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 102 | 4 | 172 | 1839 | 0 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 2382 | 19 | 9 | 4304 | 0 | 7 | ||
| *This watering is carried out by the Parish of Clapham as a matter of convenience and the cost paid to the Board by the Vestry of Battersea. | |||||||||||||||||
In the Parish of Clapham the cost of road watering
was £52 15s. 9d. per mile, of which £17 16s. 8d. was
paid to the Water Company for the supply of water
and hire of meters.
In the Parish of Putney the cost of road watering was
£30 17s. 8d. per mile, of which sum £12 3s. 0d. was
paid to the Water Companies for the supply of water and
hire of meters.