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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
Hackney 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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date in conjunction with a report of the Electric Lighting Committee,
on a combined scheme of electric lighting and dust destruction.
Sanitary Labour.— During the year a sum of £689 13s. lOd.
was expended on the cleansing and disinfection of rooms and the
disinfection of bedding, clothing, and other articles after exposure to
infectious disease.
DUSTING ACCOUNT, January to December, 1895.
| MONTH. | Northern Division | Southern Division | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loads. | Cost. | Loads. | Cost. | Loads. | Cost. | |||||||
| £ | 8. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| January | 1868 | 326 | 18 | 0 | 2502 | 656 | 15 | 6 | 4370 | 983 | 13 | 6 |
| February | 1729 | 302 | 11 | 6 | 2196 | 576 | 9 | 0 | 3925 | 879 | 0 | 6 |
| March | 1802 | 315 | 7 | 0 | 2376 | 623 | 14 | 0 | 4178 | 939 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 1641 | 437 | 12 | 0 | 2207 | 579 | 6 | 9 | 3848 | 1017 | 0 | 9 |
| May | 1674 | 446 | 8 | 0 | 2144 | 562 | 16 | 0 | 3818 | 1009 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 1551 | 413 | 12 | 0 | 1924 | 505 | 1 | 0 | 3475 | 918 | 13 | 0 |
| July | 1492 | 397 | 17 | 4 | 1839 | 482 | 14 | 9 | 3331 | 880 | ii | 1 |
| August | 1399 | 373 | 1 | 4 | 1652 | 433 | 13 | 0 | 3051 | 806 | 14 | 4 |
| September | 1501 | 400 | 5 | 4 | 1690 | 443 | 12 | 6 | 3191 | 843 | 17 | 10 |
| October .. | 1493 | 398 | 2 | 8 | 1774 | 465 | 13 | 6 | 3267 | 863 | 15 | 2 |
| November | 1623 | 432 | 16 | 0 | 1901 | 499 | 0 | 3 | 3524 | 931 | 16 | 3 |
| December | 1706 | 454 | 18 | 8 | 1974 | 518 | 3 | 6 | 3680 | 973 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 19479 | 4699 | 9 | 10 | 24179 | 6346 | 19 | 9 | 43658 | 11046 | 8 | |
| Dustmen's Wages | £1,934 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Sanitary Labour | 689 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||