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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219
Open Spaces.
£
s.
d.
1
Gardener
1
10
0
2
Ditto
1
5
0
1
Park Keeper (with house)
1
5
0
2
Women, 12s. each
1
4
0
6
£5
4
0
The total wages for the years are compared below
Cartage.
Works.
Total Works and Cartage.
Wages
per Year.
Average
per Week.
Wages
per Year.
Average
per Week.
Wages
per Year
Average
per Week.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
1887-SS
2,050
6
10
39
8
7
5,331
5
9
102
10
6
7,381
12
7
141
19
1
1888-89
2,163
7
11
41
12
0
5,675
3
5
109
2
9
7,838
11
4
150
14
9
1889-90
2,210
7
9
42
10
2
6,173
4
3
118
14
3
8,383
11
11
160
14
4
1890-91
3,436
9
5
66
1
8½
7,939
14
10
152
13
81
1176
4
3
218
15
5½
1891-92
4,339
7
11
83
7
0¾
8,077
5
3
155
6
7¾
12,411
13
2
238
18
8½
1892-93
4.639
10
4
89
4
5
9,991
12
9
192
2
11
14,631
3
1
281
7
4
1893-94
5,068
0
10
97
9
3
9,984
18
11
192
0
4
15,052
19
9
289
9
7
1894-95
9,606
4
5
184
14
8
4,178
15
3
80
7
2½
13,784
19
8
265
1
11
1895.96
9,915
10
1
190
13
8
3,895
10
5
74
18
3
13,811
0
6
265
11
11
This table shows that the amount paid as wages have doubled since 1887.
From the Works Department wages the following amounts received for
various works, may be deducted:—
1891-92.
1892.93.
1893-94.
1894-95.
1895-96
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
#]
???vate drainage works
1,192
8
5
1,020
5
6
1,429
15
7
1,030
18
10
1,221
0
10
???s and water trenches
686
12
6
631
6
5
804
11
9
871
7
4
2,397
15
7
Total
1,879
0
11
1,651
11
11
2,234
7
4
2,002
6
2
3,618
16
5
The great increase of £2,000 in the accounts of the Gas and Water
Companies, between the years 1892-3 and the present year, may be noticed
???s one of the examples of increased work in this department, and without the
???eeded clerical assistance, as a matter of fact the quarterly accounts are
???equently rendered four months after they are due.