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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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They were disposed of as follows :—
| Vans. | Carts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Private Shoot | 5,529 | 7,610 |
| Free Shoot | 14,299 | 4,857 |
| Sand Washer | 985 | 21 |
| Southfields Shoot | 7,715 | 11,592 |
| Garratt Lane Shoot | 2,960 | 1,560 |
| Garratt Park Shoot | 5,611 | 8,075 |
| 37,099 | 33,715 |
The cost of scavenging and of cleansing the gullies during the present year has been :—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 22,124 | I | 4 |
| Horse hire | 8,753 | 10 | 7 |
| Council's horses | 669 | 0 | 7 |
| Motor Wagon | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| New slop vans, &c. | 154 | 14 | 2 |
| Uniforms, &c. | 34 | 17 | 10 |
| Repairs to vans, carts and scoops, brooms and water | 1,249 | 7 | 5 |
| Shoots (Eastern district), labour and repairs | 637 | 8 | 0 |
| Shoots (Western district), labour and repairs | 533 | 17 | 8 |
| Instalment and interest on loan for Southfields, | |||
| Garratt Lane and Garratt Park Slop shoots £655 5 6 | |||
| Less amount for grazing and allotments 45 8 6 | |||
| 609 | 17 | 0 | |
| 34,774 | 9 | 8 | |
| Less received from Sand- | |||
| washers, removing straw, | |||
| shoots, &c. 135 14 4 | |||
| 135 | 14 | 4 | |
| Total | £34,638 | 15 | 4 |