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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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101
SCAVENGING.
The scavenging of the roads and the cleansing of the gullies was.
carried out by the Council's employees.
During the year the following van and cart loads were collected:—
VANS. CARTS.
32,820. 1,744.
They were disposed of as follows:—
| Vans. | Carts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Private Shoot | 1,311 | — |
| Free Shoot | 14,254 | 153 |
| Southfields Shoot | 3,539 | 1,219 |
| Garratt Park Shoot | 2,583 | 138 |
| Putney Vale Shoot | 3,638 | 134 |
| Links Estate Shoot | 7,495 | 100 |
| 32,820 | 1,744 |
The cost of scavenging and of cleansing the gullies during the. present year has been:—
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 17,996 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Haulage | 5,113 | 14 | 0 | |||
| New Plant | 126 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Repairs to vans, carts and scoops, brooms, | ||||||
| water, &c. | 773 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Shoots, labour and repairs | 865 | 12 | 9 | |||
| £24,875 | 19 | 9 | ||||
| s. | d. | |||||
| Instalment and interest on loan for Southfields, Garratt Lane, Putney Vale, Garratt Park and Lonesome Slop shoots... | 817 | 11 | 10 | |||
| Less amount received for grass, old trees, and allotments rents | 55 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 762 | 3 | |||||
| 25,638 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Less amount received for use of shoots, removing straw, &c. | 177 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 177 | 17 | 10 | ||||
| 25,460 | 5 | 3 | ||||