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Fulham 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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30 Scavengers
1 Ganger
4 Spreaders
12 Ground and Sewermen
1 Ganger
1 Bricklayer
1 Labourer
1 Mason
1 Labourer
6 Flushers and Gullymen
1 Depot Watchman
1 Storekeeper and Messenger
1 Engine Driver
Pecking Gang, averaging 4 men, as
required
Average weekly wages,
£76 0 0
At the same time the Cartage Department Staff of Labourers consisted
of the following:—
10 Dustmen, with horses
5 „ without horses
9 Carmen, with horses
1 Odd Man
1 Horsekeeper
1 Stableman
Average weekly wages,
£32 0 0
The following shows the number of men, and average weekly cost in
1892:—
Works Department:—
66 Scavengers
1 Foreman of ditto
26 Spreaders, ground and Sewermen
1 Ganger of ditto
2 Men at Dust and Slop Shoots
5 Masons
5 Labourers
1 Bricklayer
1 Labourer
2 Wood Paviors
1 Asphalter
1 Labourer
1 Engine Driver
1 Steam Roller Driver
3 Followers (Sweepers)
5 Watchmen
1 Depot man and Messenger
4 Flushers and Gullymen
1 Disinfecting Man
Barge and Pecking Gang, average 4 men,
as required
Average weekly wages,
£175 0 0
The Central Boards issuing precepts on the Vestry were the Metropolitan Board of Works and the School Board for London; now the latter only, as the precept of the Loudon County Council, the successors of the late Metropolitan Board of Works, is made on the Guardians of Fulham Union, and so becomes chargeable on the Poor Rate instead of the Local Rates, as was formerly the case with the Consolidated Rate. The following statement will show the amounts paid by the Fulham Parish through the late District Board, the Fulham Vestry, &c., to the Metropolitan Board, over which they had no direct control.
| Year ending March. | £ | s. | d. | Rate in £ approximately. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 1,927 | 18 | 0 | 9¾ | |
| 1858 | During this period the Metropolitan Board of Works levied a Kate themselves, the Parish Officers not making one. | 2,089 | 5 | 3 | 9¾ |
| 1859 | 1,878 | 12 | 6 | 8¾ | |
| 1860 | 1,886 | 6 | 5 | 8¾ | |
| 1861 | 1,977 | 7 | 2 | 8¾ | |
| 1862 | 2,307 | 11 | 0 | 9½ | |
| 1863 | 2,271 | 16 | 0 | 9¼ | |
| 1864 | 1,936 | 7 | 6 | 7½ | |
| 1865 | 1,637 | 11 | 1 | 6¼ | |
| 1866 | 2,091 | 16 | 2 | 6½ | |
| 1867 | 2,262 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1868 | 2,690 | 16 | 0 | 7¾ | |
| 1869 | 2,584 | 18 | 10 | 6¾ | |
| 1870 | 1,502 | 3 | 2 | 3¼ | |
| 1871 | 2,317 | 0 | 8 | 5¾ | |
| 1872 | 1,564 | 7 | 10 | 3¾ | |
| 1873 | 1,420 | 14 | 6 | 3¼ | |
| 1874 | 1,439 | 5 | 9 | 3¼ | |
| 1875 | 1,879 | 12 | 0 | 4¾ | |
| 1876 | 2,374 | 4 | 6 | 5¼ | |
| 1877 | 2,194 | 4 | 3 | 4½ | |
| 1878 | 2,292 | 5 | 3 | 4¾ | |
| 1879 | 2,395 | 17 | 9 | 4¾ | |
| 1880 | 3,041 | 13 | 3 | 5¼ | |
| 1881 | 3,474 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1882 | 4,594 | 16 | 2 | 5⅞ | |
| 1883 | 4,895 | 6 | 2 | 5⅞ | |
| 1884 | 5,352 | 2 | 6 | 5¾ | |
| 1885 | 6,434 | 10 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1886 | 8,180 | 17 | 0 | 7½ | |
| 1887 | 9,626 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1888 | 10,516 | 2 | 8 | 7½ | |
| 1889 | 11,953 | 12 | 9 | 8½ | |
| 1890 (1 quarter) | 3,788 | 3 | 1 | 2 7/16 | |
| Total | £118,779 | 15 | 5 | ||