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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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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ROTARY BROOMS.
Vestry Horses. Hired Horses
1888-9 136 whole clays.
1889-90 151 „ 53 whole days.
1890-1 198 „ 28
DUST.
Table showing the number of loads removed:—
| Year. | Loads. | Horses, one day each. | Average Loads pt-r horse per cUy. | Cost of Horses per day. | Cost of Horse per Load. | Wages per Load. | Cost, of Tip or Baive per Load. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | S. | d. | S. | d. | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 7½ | 1 | 6 | From 1s. 6d. for tips, to 2s. 9d. for barging. | ||||
| 1887-8 | 11,791 | 3,162 | 3.729 | and | and | |||||
| 4 | 9 | 1 | 3¼ | |||||||
| 1888-9 | 12,319 | 3,418 | 3.604 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1889-90 | 14,033 | 3,829 | 3.923 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1s. 7d. |
| 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1s. 7d. | ||||
| 1890-91 | 17,380 | 4,173 | 4.159 | and | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | |||||||||
HORSE SCRAPERS.
Vestry's Horses. Hired Horses.
1891 97 Nil.
SANDING MACHINES.
Vestry's Horses. Hired Horses.
1891 117 Nil.
FLUSHING,
Table showing the number of complaints from March in each year:—
| 1888-9. | 1889-90. | 1890-91. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March to 25 April | 262 | 272 | 320 |
| 26 April „ 25 May | 415 | 307 | 486 |
| 26 May ,, 25 June | 396 | 253 | 466 |
| 26 June ,, 25 July | 226 | 206 | 156 |
| 26 July „ 25 August | 152 | 137 | 144 |
| 26 August „ 25 Sept. | 173 | 91 | 142 |
| 26 Sept. „ 25 Oct. | 129 | 42 | 112 |
| 26 Oct. ,, 25 Nov. | 202 | 49 | 137 |
| 26 Nov. „ 25 Dec. | 232 | 84 | 205 |
| 26 Dec. „ 25 Jan. | 276 | 297 | 591 |
| 26 Jan. ,, 25 Feb. | 338 | 207 | 1234 |
| 26 Feb. ,, 25 March | 523 | 128 | 450 |
| 3324 | 2073 | 4443 | |
The Chelsea Waterworks Co. in September last gave notice of their intention
to increase the price for flushing 2s. an hour, making the charge now
6s. an hour.