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Fulham 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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115
DUST.
Committee
The complaints in 1888-9 were as follows:—

Table: DUST COMPLAINTS.From 26th March, 1886, to 25th March, 1889.

DUST COMPLAINTS.

From 26th March, 1886, to 25th March, 1889.

1886-71887-81888-9
26 Marchto25 April80166262
26 April”25 May212304415
26 May”25 June256292396
26 June”25 July228175226
26 July”25 Aug.10959152
26 August”25 Sept6280173
26 Sept.”25 Oct.5683129
26 October”25 Nov.8769202
26 Nov.”25 Dec.69131232
26 Dec.”25 Jan.150106276
26 Jan.”25 Feb.22488338
26 Feb.”25 March15886523
169116393324

Table: The number of loads removed, &c., is as follows:—

The number of loads removed, &c., is as follows:—

Year.Loads.Horses one day each.Average Loads per day.| Cost of Horses per day.Cost of Horse per load."Wages per load.Cost of Tip or Barge per load.
s.d.s.d.
1885-611,3643,29034546019Nil
1886-711,0313,0763 586601Nil
1887-811,7913,1623-7296 0 and 4 91 7½ and 3¼1 6From ls6d for tips to 2s9d for barging
1888-9 |12,3193,4183-60449131 6

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In October, 1888, I published a Report from which the following are
extracts. Some of them appeared in my last Annual Report, but the
importance of the subject justifies the repetition.
To the DESTRUCTOR SUB-COMMITTEE rc DUST.
whabfage accommodation.
« On the 17th September, 1886, I pointed out to the joint Works ”
"and Cartage Committees that it would be necessary to obtain
" sufficient wharfage accommodation to provide for the unloading ot ”
" granite and materials for the roads, a disinfecting station, a space ”
,, for the dealing with the dust and for a destructor, also for the”
" disposal of the slop and ashes, &c., by barges.