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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) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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During the hot summer months a small quantity of permanganate of potash was added to the contents of the watering-carts.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The amount paid for water meter hire, repairs to stand posts, &c., was | 204 | 3 | 9 |
| To Contractors for horses, carts, and men | 937 | 4 | 0 |
| For Permanganate of Potash | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | £1,163 | 17 | 9 |
Removal of Dust.
The dust and ashes were removed from the houses in the
District by contract, the contractor providing all necessary
carts, horses, and men, and performing the whole work at a
cost of £3,000.
The disinfection of the dust-bins in the District with
carbolic acid powder, after their contents had been removed
by the contractor's dustmen, was continued during the year,
the cost of the disinfectant being £11 10s. 0d.
Limewhiting Courts.
The walls to the following yards, courts, mews, &c., in
the District were twice cleansed and limewhited during
the year, at a cost of £46 10s. Od.
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