London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wandsworth 1911

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

This page requires JavaScript

Table: The following is a Statement shewing the Comparative Cost of Scavenging, Watering and Maintenance of Highwaysbefore and since the roads were Tarsprayed.

The following is a Statement shewing the Comparative Cost of Scavenging, Watering and Maintenance of Highways

before and since the roads were Tarsprayed.

Year.Total mileage of roads repairable by Council.Tarspraying.COST OF(Total excluding Trenches Tarspraying.)•\ Loads of Sweepings removed.
Scavenging (excluding Loan Charges for Shoots).Watering.Highways.
Mileage.Area.Cost.Maintenance (excluding Trenches and Tarspraying).New Wood Paving.Amount.
M.F.Y.M.F.Y.Sq. Yds.£££££££
1906-71803219———35,95910,08242,5607,43449,99496,03567,722
1907-81813102412743,9691563,3387,21342,3673,067443483,98556,423
1908-9183714316157244,2791,01831,9387,36939,29711,63850,93590,24267,914 +
1909-10186310837350587,2292,38630, 5496,54424,40811,21835,62672,71955,810
1910-11188619752426780,5993,17127,2474,34920,20910,95531,16462,76044,952
1st coat-
1911-121915526821291,009,4835,59724,876*5,03517,94311,18929,13259,04334,564
227116201,620S40
912251,211,1036,437
13,168
Decrease between 1906-7 and 1911 -12.
1906-7 1911-1235-959 24,87610,082 5,03549,994 29,13296,035 59,04367,722 34,564
11,0835,04720,86236,99233,158

Text

Copy text to clipboard

* Very dry season. † Including snow removed.