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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

Fulham 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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Table: CLEANSING GULLIES. There are about 1,500 Gullies in the district.

CLEANSING GULLIES. There are about 1,500 Gullies in the district.

Vestry's Horses.No. of Loads removed.Approximate Cost of Carting.
Whole Days£s.d.
18862631,5781311 0o
18873781,51218900
18882251,12510150
18892981,192126130

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Disinfectants are plentifully sprinkled abcut Gullies and the
entilators to the Sewers during the summer months.

Table: GENERAL CARTING.

GENERAL CARTING.

Vestiy's Hoises.I Hiied Hoises.Total.Price per Day.Cost.
Whole DaysHalf Days.Whole Days.Half Days.S.d.£s.d.
18861,1371239921,543100771100
18871,2942482521,803100901100
18881,206760111,971½10s.&8s.6d. say 9s.8873a
18891,294311,6822,99l½86127179

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ROTARY BROOMS.
1887-8—Vestry's Horses 75 whole days
1838-9— „ 136 „
WATERING ROADS.

Table: Watering was done on 91 days during the year, the number of Horses employed is as follows:—

Watering was done on 91 days during the year, the number of Horses employed is as follows:—

Vestry's HorsesHired Horses. Total in whole Days.No.of days during the year.Cost per Horse per DayCost (exclusive of water.)
Whole Days.Half Days.Whole Days.Half Days.
s.d.£s.d.
188649721635371,161------
18875921509651381,70114910085000
4251131,004171,49414210s& 8 6739190
1888 188937773876131,2969186550160

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FLUSHING.
The flushing of sewers and gullies has occupied 20 days, and cost for
water, £71 7s. 9d. The number of days (eight hours a day) last year
was 111, and the cost £219 3s. Od. The account is as follows:-