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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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| PARTICULARS. | 1890-91 | 1N92-93 | ||||||||||
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| Total actual cost per annum. | Proportion charged to 32 horses, the stables having room for 4 t | Total actual cost per annum | Proportion charged to average number of horses 41½ | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | S. | d. | £ | s. | d | |
| Rent | 199 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest on Stable Loans | 269 | 7 | 3 | 146 | 18 | 0 | 243 | 10 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Repairs, maintenance, &c. | 19 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Coals, and coke | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance, Rates and Taxes | 136 | 4 | 9 | 80 | 17 | 6 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Gas and Water | 88 | 10 | L0 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Food for average number of horses | 1,262 | 4 | 9 | 1,262 | 4 | 9 | 1,921 | 12 | 1 | 1,921 | 12 | 1 |
| Farriers' wages ½ and 2/3 to horses | 171 | 19 | 0 | 85 | 19 | 6 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Horse nails and shoeing Iron | 44 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Coal for forge (5 to horses) | B | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
| Harness and stable utensils | 164 | 8 | 1 | 164 | 8 | 1 | 144 | 8 | 6 | 144 | 8 | 6 |
| Veterinary Surgeon, Medicine, &c. | 27 | 0 | 7 | I 27 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 11 | 6 |
| Wages:—2 horsekeepers, 1 chaffcuttter, 1 stableman and 2/3 of watchman's wages | 325 | 7 | 0 | 221 | 8 | 7 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 0 | 0 |
| Prizes for best horses | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ■ | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Damages done by horses and carts made good by Vesrty | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Maintenance of horses | £2,739 | 12 | 8 | £2,147 | 17 | 1 | . . | £3,055 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Allow for replacement 12 per cent. of £500 and £800 being the value of the stock of carts and vans in 1891 and 1893 respectively | . . | .. | .. | 60 | 0 | 0 | . . | 96 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Allow ditto 10 per cent, of £1,800 and £2,400 ditto of horses, ditto | .. | . | . | 180 | 0 | 0 | . . | . | « | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| . . | . | £2,387 | 17 | 1 | . . | £3,391 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Hire of 32 and 41 ½ horses, carts at 5s. 6d. each per day (average 310 days per annum | . . | . | . | £2,728 | 0 | 0 | . | . | £3,537 | 17 | 6 | |
| JAMES P. NORRINGTON, A.M.I.C.E. Surveyor to the Vestry. | ||||||||||||