London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Mile End 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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REMOVAL OF DUST.
| 1881. | 1882. | 1883. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Wages of Dustmen | 17 | 8 | Wages of Dustmen | 674 | 18 | 6 | Wages of Dustmen | 534 | 4 | 4 | |
| Keep of horses, = 2820 working days | 916 | 10 | 0 | Keep of horses =3639 working days | 1178 | 17 | 8 | Keep of horses =2870 working days | 1905 | 16 | 10 |
| Horse - hire for Dusting | 0 | 14 | 0 | Horse-hire for dusting | 2 | 2 | 0 | Horse-hire for dusting | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| £1496 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| By sale of Dust | 110 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| £1385 | 8 | 8 | £1855 | 18 | 2 | £1440 | 1 | 2 | |||
The cost of disposing of street refuse has been as follows:—
| 1881. | 1882. | 1883. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d | £, | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Use of Shoot at Wick Lane | 47 | 8 | 10 | Use of Shoot at Wick Lane | 15 | 14 | 8 | Use of Shoot | 126 | 19 | 2 |
| Ditto, Marsh Gate Lane | 45 | 10 | 4 | G. E. Railway Compy. for carriage of sweepings | 160 | 13 | 8 | G. E. Railway, for carriage of sweepings | 97 | 5 | 9 |
| G. E. Railway for carriage of sweeping | 127 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
| £220 | 9 | 4 | £176 | 18 | 4 | £224 | 4 | 11 | |||
SCAVENGING.
| 1881. | 1882. | 1883. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Horse-hire for cleansing rds. | 59 | 6 | 6 | Horse-hire for cleansing roads | 8 | 8 | 0 | Horse hire for cleansing rds | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Wages of Dri- vers & fillers | 1085 | 11 | 3 | Wages of Dri vers&Fillers | 995 | 2 | 1 | Wages of Dri vers & fillers | 1045 | 1 | 10 |
| Keep of horses = 5758 working days | 1221 | 7 | 0 | Keep of horses =3356 work ing days | 1087 | 4 | 1 | Keep of horses = 3455 work- ing days for one horse | 1090 | 9 | 8 |
| Horse hire for drawing materials | 74 | 7 | 6 | Horse-hire for drawing ma terials | 72 | 13 | 8 | Horse hire for drawing materials | 29 | 8 | 0 |
| Wages of drivers | 200 | 8 | 0 | Wages of drivers | 266 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Keep of Ves try's horses 1002 working days | 325 | 13 | 0 | Wages of Drivers | 155 | 16 | 0 | Keep of horses 1287 working days | 406 | 4 | 2 |
| Keep of Vestry horses = 779 working days | 252 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||
| Scavenging roads & rent Eiga Wharf | 1344 | 9 | 4 | Scavenging roads & rent of Riga Whf. ) | 1399 | 2 | 2 | Scavenging of | 1403 | 19 | 0 |
| £ 4311 | 2 | 7 | £3970 | 13 | 3 | £4254 | 3 | 8 | |||