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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Table showing the number of loads removed :—
| Year. | Loads. | Horses, one day cach. | Average Loads per horse 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. | S. | d. | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 7½ | From is. 6d. for tips, to 2s. 9d. for barging. | ||||||
| 1887-88 | 11,791 | 3,162 | 3.729 | and | and | 1 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 9 | 1 | 3¼ | |||||||
| 1888-89 | 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 | Is. 7d. |
| 4 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1890-91 | 17,380 | 4,173 | 4.159 | and | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Is. 7d. | |
| 5 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1891-92 | 19,154 | 4,746 | 4.035 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Is. 7d. |
ROTARY BROOMS.
Vestry's Horses.
1888-89 136 days. Hired Horses.
1889-90 151 „ 53 days.
1890-91 198 „ 28 „
1891-92 377 „
Table showing the number of complaints from March in each year:—
| 1889.90. | 1890.91. | 1891.92. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March to 25 April | 272 | 320 | 119 |
| 26 April „ 25 May | 307 | 486 | 116 |
| 26 May „ 25 June | 253 | 466 | 129 |
| 26 June „ 25 July | 206 | 156 | 166 |
| 26 July „ 25 August | 137 | 144 | 127 |
| 26 August „ 25 Sept. | 91 | 142 | 80 |
| 26 Sept. „ 25 Oct. | 42 | 112 | 57 |
| 26 Oct. „ 25 Nov. | 49 | 137 | 184 |
| 26 Nov. „ 25 Dec | 84 | 205 | 418 |
| 26 Dec. „ 25 Jan. | 297 | 591 | 249 |
| 26 Jan. „ 25 Feb. | 207 | 1234 | 70 |
| 26 Feb. „ 25 March | 128 | 450 | 37 |
| 2073 | 4443 | 1752 |
HORSE SCRAPERS.
Vestry's Horses. Cost.
1891 97 £48 10 0
1892 209 104 10 0
SANDING MACHINES.
Vestry's Horses. Cost.
1891 117 £58 10 0
1892 229 114 10 0