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Wandsworth 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Disinfecting Station.The cost of working and maintaining the disinfecting station during the past year was as follows:—

Disinfecting Station.

The cost of working and maintaining the disinfecting station during the past year was as follows:—

£s.d.£s.d.
Wages862179
Coal and coke3844
Other materials44155
Horse hire124180
Horse keep5480
Repairs to vans7106
Insurance3120
Depreciation : buildings, £504 at 5 per cent, per annum2540
Depreciation apparatus, £561 at 10 per cent, per annum5620
8160
£1,217120

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The total weight of goods disinfected during the year was
104 tons 4 cwt., the cost per ton being £11:13:8.

Table: New Streets.The following new streets have been paved and adopted by the Council during the year:—

New Streets.

The following new streets have been paved and adopted by the Council during the year:—

Length in Yards
Aldren Road131
Atheldene Road249
Bonneville Road195
Boundaries Road (Dermot Road)170
Broomhill Road286
Chartfield Road325
Clarendon Road512
Condy Street52
Corsehill Street238
Coverton Road340
Criffel Avenue197
Dromore Road137
Dutch Yard124