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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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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 2.915 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Add Ditto First Cost of Horses and Harness in stock (£1,690 6s. 6d.) at 5 per cent. | 84 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Depreciation on First cost of Harness (32 sets) (£241 17s. 6d.), at 10% | 24 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Depreciation on new harness purchased during the year (£35 9s.) at 10 per cent. | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Mr. Boswell's valuation of 23 horses in stock on the 25th March, 1889 | 747 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Value of 10 horses purchased during the year | 557 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1,304 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Less cash received for 6 horses sold and 1 died (see footnote f) | 78 | 17 | 6 | |||
| 1,225 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Mr. Boswell's valuation of 26 horses in stock on 25th March, 1890 | 1,217 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Depreciation on value of horses during the year | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 3,035 | 14 | 6 | ||||
| Cash received for sale of manure | 7 | 19 | 7 | |||
| 3.027 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Paid for horse hire, slopping,cleansing,and repairs during year | 465 | H | 0 | |||
| Paid watering | 565 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 1,031 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Total | £4,058 | 17 | 4 |
The total average number of horses working during the
year was 23.8 per day, after deducting Sundays, holidays, and
horses ill in stables.
†During the past season 6 horses were sold, and 1 was destroyed.