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Rotherhithe 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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111
Snow Storms.
The past winter being exceedingly mild, any slight fall of snow which took place was
so small that it did not require any special means for its disposal, and no extra expenses
were incurred during the whole season.

Table: The following table gives the particulars of slop, silt from sewers and gullies, duet removed, and horses and drivers employed in the various works for the year ending Lady-day, 1898:—

The following table gives the particulars of slop, silt from sewers and gullies, duet removed, and horses and drivers employed in the various works for the year ending Lady-day, 1898:—

WEEK ENDINGSLOP.SILT FROM GULLIES and SEWERS.DUST.Street Watering, Horses, and Drivers Hired.FLUSHING SEWERS and GULLIES.HORSE HIRE.
Cubic yds.Van Loads.Horses and Drivers Hired.Cubic yds.Van Loads.Horses and Drivers Hired.Van Loads.Weight.Horses and Drivers HiredWater used. Loads.Horses and Drivers Hired.Machine Broom.Roads.Sewers.
Tons.Cwts.
1897
2nd April210¼--38--63---4½292147½¼
9th ,,1531--18—-6011311-10¾63413211
16th ,,127--30--5610614-5¾5½22311¼
23rd ,,155¼--30--59120-----2131¾1¼
30th „1391--26--6011419-1516½1¼33¾½
7 th May158--28--5811715-9¾—-1¼3711
14th „123--14--5711115-23½893-371¾
21st „121-----541045-45895¾¾34 ½3½
28th „182--8--541042-29¾1034¾1½29¼4
4th June133--13--5410411-6¼845¼l35¼1¾
11th „157-—2½--4710011-8½553¾1½242¾
18th ,,1361--24--501036-33¼15810½462
25th „121--20--44898-24¼916½-26¼-
2nd July1301--26--5410713-27¾16710¾½3911¼
9th „1501--32--5610312-41¾18411¾-393¼
16th ,,203--32--46838-49¼19211¾3½37¾—
23rd „1961--24--52957-36½203126403¾
30th „172--34--5094--251017661¾—
6th August139--28--468017-36¼655547½
Carried forward2908½4351020185514430½1684104¼35¼703¼30½

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The total working days were 171, an increase of 6 upon last year, the cost per day
equals 15s. l½d., against 14s. l1d. last year ; previous to the purchase of the roller, the
amount paid for hire was 34s. per day ; if a roller had been hired for the period worked
the cost would have amounted to £290 14s. 0d., showing a saving upon the year's work
of £161 5s. 3d. by having our own roller. This amount added to the savings previously
reported makes a total of £432 9s. 3d. in less than three years, or £42 9s. 3d. in excess of
the initial cost of the machine. It was delivered on the 29th May, 1895, and up to the
present time has been at work 489 days. The above figures I think cannot be other than
gratifying to the Vestry, and fully justifies the expenditure of £390 in purchasing the roller
which has already more than saved its cost.