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Wandsworth 1909

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

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The scavenging of the roads and the cleansing of the gullies was
carried out by the Council's employees
During the year the following vau and cart loads were collected:—
vans carts
37,933- 17,877
They were disposed of as follows:—
Vans Carts
Private Shoot 1,144 14
Free Shoot 10,483 5,110
Southfields Shoot 5,672 4,057
Garratt Park Shoot 5,836 680
Putney Vale Shoot 5,785 2,094
Links Estate Shoot 9,013 5,922
37,933 17,877
The cost of scavenging and of cleansing the gullies during the
present year has been:—
£ s d
Wages 22,026 18 5
Haulage 6,650 19 2
Uniforms, &c 59 5 0
Repairs to vans, carts and scoops, brooms,
water, &c 1,018 2 7
Shoots, labour and repairs 794 2 0
,£30,549 7 2
£ s d
Instalment and interest
on loan for Southfields,
Garratt Lane, Putney
Vale and Garratt ParkSlop
shoots 824 17 3
Less amount for grazing
and allotments 43 18 1
780 19 2
Carried forward 31,330 6 4