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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 27,998 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Less amount received from removing straw, shoots, &c. | 163 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 163 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Total | £27,834 | 4 | 6 | |||
SNOW REMOVAL.
The following is the cost, &c., of snow removal on Tuesday, January 3rd, 1911, viz.:—
| Number of Council's regular men employed | 205* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approximate cost— | £ | s. | d. | £ | S. | d. |
| Wages | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Haulage | 7 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Salt | 10 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 38 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Less cost of ordinary scavenging— | ||||||
| Wages | 18 | 17 | 9 | |||
| Haulage | 7 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| Total extra cost of snow removal | £11 | 16 | 11 | |||
* No casual men were employed.
The following is the cost of Snow Removal for the last three years:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-9 | 3.347 | 11 | 5 |
| 1909-10 | 87 | 12 | 11 |
| 1910-11 | 11 | l6 | 11 |