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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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FLUSHING.
The cost of water for flushing sewers is set forth below, and shows that six times more water was used for this purpose in 1891-2 than in 1888-9:
| Name of Company. | No. of Hours. | Charge per Hour. | Cost. | Cost, 1890-91. | Cost, 1889-90. | Cost, 1888-89. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Chelsea Waterworks Co. | 933 | 6 | 0 | 279 | 18 | 0 | 183 | 16 | 0 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
| West Middlesex Co. | 574 | 6 | 0 | 159 | 5 | 8 | 175 | 14 | 3 | 66 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 9 |
| less 7½% rebate | |||||||||||||||
| Total | £439 | 3 | 8 | £359 | 10 | 3 | £158 | 9 | 0 | £71 | 7 | 9 | |||
WATERING ROADS.
The charges for water for watering roads, in 1891-92, were as follows
| Company. | Approximate area in yards. | Quantity in gallons. | Price. | Cost. | Approximate cost per 100 yds. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | S. | d. | ||||
| West Middlesex Water Co. | 175,000 | 4,975,000 | 8½ d. per 1,000 galls. Less 7½ % rebate. 42s. each | 162 | 19 | 8 | ||
| Rent of 14 hydrants | ... | ... | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| £192 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Chelsea Water Co. Rent of 21 hydrants | 204,000 | 8,406,000 | 9d. per 1000 galls. 42s.each | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 315 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| 44 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6½ | ||||
| 13,381,000 | £359 | 6 | 6 | |||||
COMPARISON OF COST.
| Approximate Area. | Cost (Water only.) | Per 100 yds. super (Water only.) | No. of Horses One day Watering | Cost of Horses and Wages. | Total Cost. | Total Cost per 1000 yards super. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | S. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s | d. | |||
| 1888-89 | 295,000 | 554 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1296 | 550 | 16 | 0 | 1104 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| 1889-90 | 314,000 | 530 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4½ | 1482 | 629 | 17 | 0 | 1160 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| 1890-91 | 324,000 | 495 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0½ | 1386½ | 623 | 14 | 0 | 1119 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 1891-92 | 379,500 | 551 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9 3/4 | 1559½ | 779 | 15 | 0 | 1330 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |