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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Mary (Battersea) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea]
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SOUTHWARK AND VAUXHALL WATER CO.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16,516,000 gallons of water at 8½d. per 1,000 gallons | 584 | 18 | 8 |
| Meter rent | 115 | 10 | 0 |
| Altering meter box in Speke Road | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Connecting 3 standposts in Prince of Wales' Road | 27 | 10 | 0 |
| LAMBETH WATER CO. | |||
| 1,751,000 gallons of water at 1 /- per 1,000 gallons | 87 | 11 | 0 |
| Meter rent and maintenance | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Use and maintenance of standposts | !9 | 0 | 0 |
| New swan-necks | 2 | 10 | 0 |
The details of Road Watering during the past season are set forth in the following tabulated statement.
| Lengths of Roads Watered. | Expenses incurred. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrants and Standposts. | Horse Hire. | Water, Labour, Repairs to Standposts, Carts, Vans, &c. | Total. | ||||||||
| £ | S, | d. . | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| M. | F. | Yds. | Hired Horses. | 1,360 | 3 | 3 | 2,071 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 59 | 5 | I 20 | £555 | 13 | 5 | ||||||
| Parish Horses. | |||||||||||
| *0 | 1 | 110 | £141 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| †0 | 0 | 200 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
* Watered by the Parish of Clapham as a matter of convenience,
† Watered by the Parish of Wandsworth as a matter of convenience.
The above cost includes the sum of £17. 10s., paid as
compensation for accidents.
The total cost of road watering is at the rate of £34 10s. 6d.
per mile.
NEW BUILDINGS.
New The details of the notices that have been received
Euild.ngs. for the erection of new buildings are as follows:—