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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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SNOW REMOVAL.
The following is the cost, etc., of snow removal on Sunday and Monday 4th and 5th February, 1912, viz.:—
| Number of Council's regular men employed on Sunday, the 4th inst., was | 178 | |||||
| Number of extra men from repairing and other gangs on Monday, the 5th inst., in addition to the ordinary scavengers | 74 | |||||
| Approximate cost:— | ||||||
| s. | d. | |||||
| Wages | 52 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Haulage | 23 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Salt | 101 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Crushed Ballast, etc. | 21 | 10 | 10 | |||
| £198 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Less cost of ordinary Sunday scavenging:— | ||||||
| s. | d. | |||||
| Wages | 13 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Horse Hire | 3 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 17 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Total extra cost of snow removal | £180 | 11 | 3 | |||
No casual labourers were employed on either of the days.
The following is the cost of Snow Removal for the last three
years:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-10 | 87 | 12 | 11 |
| 1910-11 | 11 | l6 | 11 |
| 1911-12 | 180 | 11 | 3 |