Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Throughout the severe weather extra men were employed in addition to those clearing snow, with a view of affording some relief to the unemployed.
Year. | Extra Wages Paid. | Loads of Slow. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1887-88 | £333 | 19 | 3 | 350 |
1888-89 | 73 | 4 | 1,572 | |
1889-90 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 100 |
1890-91 • | 126 | 14 | 4 | 2,287 |
CLEANSING GULLIES.
Vest'y's Horses. | Hired Horses. | Total. | No. of Loads Removed. | Approximate cost of Carting. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whole Days. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
1888 | 225 | - | - | 1125 | 101 | 5 | 0 |
1889 | 298 | - | - | 1192 | 126 | 13 | 0 |
1890 | 177 | 39 | 216 | 1080 | 91 | 16 | 0 |
1891 | 192 | 35 | 227 | 1135 | 102 | 3 | 0 |
The price paid for a horse, cart, and man during the year has been 8s. 6d. and
9s. Gd. a day.
GENERAL CARTING.
Vestry's Horses. | Hired Horses. | Total. | Price per Day. | Cost. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whole Day 8. | Half Days. | Whole Days. | Half Days. | |||||||
£ | s. | d. | ||||||||
1888 | 1206 | 760 | 11 | 1971½ | 10s. & 8s. 6d. (say 9s. | 887 | 3 | 6 | ||
1889 | 1294 | 31 | 1682 | 299½ | 8s. | 6d. | 1271 | 7 | 9 | |
1890 | 738 | 28 | 1188 | 3 | 1941½ | 8s. | 6d. | 825 | 2 | 9 |
1891 | 1600 | 2 | 763 | 6 | 2370 | 8s. 6d. & 9s. 6d. (say 9s.) | 1066 | 10 | 0 |