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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 (Camberwell) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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RETURN OF HOURS OF LABOUR, &c.— Continued.
| Workmen. | Season. | Days. | Commence Work. | Leave Work. | Gross No of flours per Day. | Deduct for Meals. | Nett No. of Working Hours per Day. | No. of Days per Week. | Nett No. of Working Hours per Week. | Rate of Wage per Week. | Weekly Wage = at per Hour Worked. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROADMEN (Class A) (OLD MEN SWEEPERS) | Summer | Monday to Friday Saturday | 6.0 | 4.30 | Hours | Hours | Hours. | X 5 | = 45 | ||
| = 104 | - 1½ | = 9 | |||||||||
| 6.0 | 2.0 | = 8 | — 1 | = 7 | X 1 | = 7 | Class A. | ||||
| Winter | Monday to FridaySaturday | — 52 | 20s. | = 4.61d., say 4½d. per hour. (Summer.) | |||||||
| 7.0 | 4.0 | = 9 | — 1 | = 8 | X 5 | - 40 | |||||
| 7.0 | 2.0 | = 7 | - 1 | = 6i | X 1 | = 6½ | Class A. | ||||
| — 464 | 20s. | = 5.16d., say 5¼d. per hour. (Winter) | |||||||||
| DEPOT or WHARF TICKET CLERKS | Same Hours as Roadmen | In Summer | 54 | 30s. | = 0.66d., say 6½d per hour. | ||||||
| In Winter | 51 | 30s. | = 7.05d., say 7d. per hour. | ||||||||
| STEAM ROLLER DRIVERS | Same Hours as Roadmen, viz.:— | In Summer | 54 | 37 s. | = 8.22d., say 8¼d. per hour. (Summer.) | ||||||
| In Winter | 51 | 37s. | = 8.70d.. say 8¾d. per hour. (Winter.) | ||||||||
| FLAGMEN | Same Hours as Roadmen, viz.:— | In Summer | 54 | 25s. 6d. | = 5.66d., say 5½d. per hour. (Summer.) | ||||||
| In Winter | 51 | 25s. 6d. | — 6d. per hour. (Winter.) | ||||||||
| WATCHMEN WITH STEAM ROLLER | Summer | Monday toFriday | p.m. | a.m. | = 13 | — Nil. | = 13 | X 5 | =65 | 20s. | = 3.69d., say 3¾d. per hour. (Summer.) |
| 5.0 | 6.0 | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Do not Work with Roller. | ||||||||||
| Winter | Monday toFriday | 5.0 | 7.0 | = 14 | — Nil. | = 14 | X 5 | =70 | 20s. | = 3.42d., say 3½d. per hour. | |
| Saturday | Do n ot Work with Rol lvr. | ||||||||||
| WATCHMAN AT DEPOT (Victoria Road) | Summer & Winter | Monday to. Saturday | 6.30 | 7.0 | = 124 | — Nil. | = 12½ | X 6 | = 75 | 34s. | = 5.44d., say 5½d. per hour. |