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Fulham 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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ROADS WATERED ON SUNDAYS.
The following roads have been watered on six Sundays during the
year hoises and men have been employed three hours each at a
total approximate cost, including water, of £27 :
Fulham Road, all through.
Lillie Road, from Lillie Bridge to North End Road.
Dawes Road, all through.
Fulliam Palace Road, from Boundary to Crown Roarl
King's Road.
Waterford Road, all through.
North End Road, from Walham Green to the Cedars.
TOTAL COST OF CARTAGE.
The estimated total cost of cartage for the year, including the wages of the drivers, has been as follows :—
| 1886-7. | 1887-8. | 1888-9. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Scavenging | 1,299 | 0 | 0 | 1,102 | 0 | 0 | 1,510 | 4 | 9 |
| Cleansing Gullies | 189 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 126 | 13 | 0 |
| General Carting | 901 | 10 | 0 | 887 | 3 | 6 | 1,271 | 7 | 9 |
| Watering Roads | 850 | 10 | 0 | 739 | 19 | 0 | 550 | 16 | 0 |
| Dusting | 1,538 | 0 | 0 | 1,523 | 17 | 0 | 1,452 | 13 | 0 |
| Brooms | 37 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4,778 | 0 | 0 | 4,391 | 14 | 6 | 4,969 | 10 | 6 |
The price paid lor a horse, cart, and man during the year has
been 8s. (id. a day.
WORKMEN EMPLOYED AND WAGES PAID,
I submit here, tables shewing the number of men in the employ of
thp Vpst.ry and the wages paid.
WOBKMBN IN The E .mploy OF Th e VES TRYIN the 3rd week IN december, 1888.
Cartage Department.
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dustmen, 289 loads at Is. 4d. | 19 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 2s. each extra to 12 Drivers | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 20 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 10 Carrnen, at 4s. a day (Six days) | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 Horsekeepers, Seven days, at 4s. a day | 2 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 1 Watchman, Seven days, at 3s. Gd. | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 1 Wheelwright, Six days, at Gs. Gd. | 1 | 19 | 6 | |||
| 1 Painter, Six days, at 5s. | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 33 men per week | 39 | 18 | 10 | |||
| Works Department. | ||||||
| 37 Sweepers, Six days, at 3s. | 33 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 3 Gangers, Six days, at 3s. 8d. | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1 Sewer Foreman, at £2 Is. Od. a week | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 15 Groundmen, &e., Six days, at 4s. 6d. | 20 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1 Man attending on Sanitary Department Six days, at 4s. 6d. | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1 Asphalter, Six days, at 5s. | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 4 Watchmen, Seven days, at 3s. 6d. | 4 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1 Bricklaver. 56£ hours, at 9d. | 2 | 2 | o | |||
| o * — ' Carried forward | 68 | 15 | 5 | |||