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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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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 £107; Putney £161 19s. Gd.;
Streatham £305 14s. 1d.; Tooting £30 10s. l1d.;
Wandsworth £85 15s. 5d.—total £693 19s 11d.
| 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 | 26 | 2 | 102 | 740 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 845 | 0 | 6 | 1599 | 19 | 9 |
| Putney | 20 | 7 | 47 | 458 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 433 | 18 | 10 | 901 | 16 | 10 |
| Streatham | 29 | 6 | 22 | 647 | 19 | 4 | .. | 848 | 3 | 11 | 1496 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Tooting | 4 | 1 | 116 | 113 | 0 | 6 | .. | 92 | 10 | 5 | 206 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Wandsworth Total | 26 | 2 | 150 | 547 | 2 | 6 | .. | 658 | 17 | 9 | 1206 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 107 | 5 | 107 | 2506 | 17 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 2878 | 11 | 5 | 5421 | 11 | 0 | |
* This watring 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 £60 16s. 9d. per mile, of which £22 9s. 10d. per
mile, or a total of £596, 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
£43 2s. 11d. per mile, of which sum £16 0s. 2d. was
paid to the Water Companies for the supply of water and
hire of meters.
In the Parish of Streatham the following roads were
added to the previous list for watering, viz.:—Beechcroft