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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 Giles (Camden) 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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Bedford Place 2
Bloomsbury Square 2
Bloomsbury Street 1
Charlotte Street 2
Hart Street 2
High Holborn 4
High Street 1
Hunter Street 3
Little Queen Street 1
Montague Street 3
Museum Street 1
New Oxford Street 3
Russell Square (east side) 3
Southampton Row 2
Total 30
Cost of Street Cleansing.
The total cost of street cleansing for the year 1889-90 was as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages of men and boys | 2,237 | 6 | 3 |
| Brooms, scrapers, shovels, &c., and clothing for men and boys | 439 | 12 | 1 |
| Cartage of slop and street sweepings, and hire of horses for street-sweeping machines | 3,050 | 8 | 4 |
| Removal of snow, additional labour, &c. | 38 | 18 | 7 |
| Total | £5,766 | 5 | 3 |
Street Watering.
The street watering was performed by contract, the contractor
supplying all carts, horses and drivers required, at a
fixed price for the whole work for the year. A small hand
water-cart was employed to water those courts and alleys in