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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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Vestry Hall as to horses working, to check stores, to see to
repairs, to make out carmen's time tickets, to write horse hire
orders, and generally to attend to duties of Superintendent
of Depot.
Depot Clerk J.W.Daw, 1884, £ 80 to £ 150. £130
To send orders to firms for fodder, to keep fodder
purchase minute book, to send orders for fodder, to keep all
fodder accounts, to prepare " Weekly receipt and requisition
list for stores, to issue orders and keep accounts of all
stores, to keep daily account of carmen and slop collected,
to check tradesmen's quarterly accounts, to prepare wages
sheets and generally to perform all clerical work in connection
with the Vestry Depots.
Depot Clerk's
Assistant.
E. P. Phillips, 1890, 8s. to 14s. weekly.
14s. weekly.
Generally, to assist in work of office with reference to
stores, &c., and correspondence, and to act as messenger.
District Superintendents.
| Name. | Date of Appointment. | District. | Salary. | Mileage of District. | Average Number of Men. | Horses and Carts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Roads | Private Roads. | ||||||
| Thomas Moore | July 20, 1881 | No. 4 | £2 5/- to £8 5/-£3 5/- | About 21 miles | About 10 miles | 66 | 16 |
| John Rhodes | Nov. 18, 1885 | No. 1 | £2 5/-to £3 5/-£3* | 20 miles | 3 miles | 80 | 20 |
| Arthur Mitchell | Dec. 21, 1887 | No. 3 | £2 5/- to £3 5/-£2 15/-† | 31 miles | 5½ miles | 84 | 24 |
| E. A. Turner | Dec. 21, 1887 | No. 2 | £2 5/- to £3 5/-£2 15/- | 28 miles | 5 miles | 80 | 20 |
* With house at Addington Square Wharf, † And residence; pays £12
rent to Vestry. J Permanent staff, including drivers.