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 Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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The charges for reinstating these trenches amounted
to £1,477 2s. 4d.
Hoardings.
The sum of £19 15s. lias been received for
hoarding licences, and £9 14s. 2d. for the
restoration of pavements in connection therewith.
steam Boilers.
The steam rollers have been worked 539 days,
51 of which were for new roads, 465½
for repairing roads, and 22½ for private works. The
cost of working the rollers during the past year was as
follows, viz.:—
£ s. d
Wages 309 13 1
Coke 131 11 6
Oil, waste, &c.19 0 1
Repairs 74 8 4
Insurance 4 15 4
Total cost £539 8 4
Average Daily Cost of each Roller. £ s. d
Wages 0 116
Coke 0 4 10½
Oil, waste, &c. 0 0 8½
Repairs 0 2 9
Insurance 0 0 2
£10 0
Water (estimated) 0 0 4
Total daily cost £1 0 4
Other steam rollers have been hired for 30½ days for
repairing public roads, at a cost of £46 12s. The
amount received for the hire of the Council's rollers
during the year was £104 7s. 6d.