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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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ROAD WATERING.
The details of road watering during the past year are set forth in the following tabular statement, viz.:—
| Length of road watered. | No. of days s on which roads were watered. | Expenditure. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays. | Sundays. | Total. | Haulage. | Water, Labour and Repairs to Carts. | Total Expenses. | |||||||||
| M. | F. | Y. | ||||||||||||
| 191 | 5 | 52 | 154 | 23 | 177 | £2,015 | 18 | 5 | £3,093 | 4 | 8 | †£5,035 | 0 | 10 |
† Less £ 74 2s. 3d. received for watering horse rides, Tooting Common,
Wandsworth Bridge, Magdalen Road, and roads in Cemeteries.
Average cost, £26 5s. 2d, per mile.
The total number of Standposts is 224.
The total quantity of water used in the Borough was 43,393,760
gallons, at 6d. per 1,000 gallons.
In addition to the above, the following quantities of water have been used for the several purposes as shown below:—
| Gallons. | |
|---|---|
| Flushing Sewers | 4,720,000 |
| Repairs to Public Roads | 616,750 |
| Repairing Trenches | 49,5oo |
| Paving Works | 6,000 |
| Scavenging | 321,500 |
| Improvements | 18,150 |
| Conveniences | 4,447,750 |
| Drinking Troughs | 2,728,000 |
| Yards and Wharves | 723,250 |
| Dust Destructor | 800,000 |
| Stables | 234,500 |
| Open Spaces | 124,000 |
| Private Works | 21,340 |
| Total | 14,810,740 |
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