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Wandsworth 1910

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

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The value of the work carried out by the Central (Unemployed)
Body is as follows, viz.
Widening of River Wandle and formation of river banks
at Garratt Park (Section 1).
£ s. d.
Actual cost of Work with
Unemployed Labour 771 5 9
Estimated Cost of Work
with Ordinary Labour 670 0 0 = 86.86% of the Actual Cost.
£101 5 9 = 15.12% above Estimate.
Widening of Tooting Bee Road from Garrads Road to
Aldrington Road.
£ s. d.
Actual Cost of Work with
Unemployed Labour 405 10 7
Estimated Cost of Work
with Ordinary Labour 376 00 = 92.71% of the Actual Cost.
£29 10 7= 7.85% above Estimate.
Widening of River Wandle and formation of river banks
at Qarratt Park (Section 2).
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Actual cost of work with Unemployed
labour 322 0 8
Estimated cost of work 289 11 9
Allow for extra depth of excavation to
obtain solid foundation for river wall,
building extra depth of wall, and
removing extra quantity of mud
from the river 31 19 10
321 11 7
The following works were in hand, but not completed:—
Tooting Bee Road Widening from Elmbourne Road to
The Avenue.
Tooting Grove Recreation
Ground Laying out part of old slop shoot as
a Recreation Ground.