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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 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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Table: WATERING THE HAMLET.The East London Water Company, after much negotiation, reduced the price of water, which was 9d. per 1ooo gallons, 10 per cent.The watering of the Hamlet was done by your own vans, and the following table will show the cost for the past year and that of the two previous years.

WATERING THE HAMLET.

The East London Water Company, after much negotiation, reduced the price of water, which was 9d. per 1ooo gallons, 10 per cent.

The watering of the Hamlet was done by your own vans, and the following table will show the cost for the past year and that of the two previous years.

1883.1884.1885.
£S..d.£S.d.£S.d.
Wages of driver23113Wages of driveri 26840Wages of drivers23008
Horse hire97136Horse hire811610Horse Hire ..17390
Keep of Vestry's Horses = 1066 working days.33691½Keep of Vestry's Horses = 1380 working days..41589Keep of Vestry Horses = 1097 working days326164
East London' Water Co. for 7,150,000 gls. of water30860East London' Water Co. for 8,307,000 gls. of water353133East London Water Co. for 9,736,000 gls. of water368123
£1973910½£1122210£1098183

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STEAM ROLLER.
During the year the roller has been worked 206 days for the
Vestry the cost of which would have been if hired £463 10 o
The Vestry have received for the hire of roller 181 1 8
£644 IT 8
The total cost of wages and coke was 234 4 10
Result of the year's work £410 6 10
LIGHTING.
The public lamps, 911 in number, have been supplied, lighted,
painted and cleaned by the Commercial Gas Company, at a
cost of £3512 is. od.
SEWERS.
No important work of sewer construction has been executed
during the year. The sewers have been cleansed at a cost of
£488 8s. 1 id. for labour, and £292 10s. for water for flushing.
Small works of reconstruction and ordinary repairs have been
executed at a cost of £"541 12s. 6d.