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 Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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Gravel
yds.
Granite
yds.
Flint
yds.
Gravel
yds.
Granite
yds.
Flint
yds.
Dempsey-street
108
21
0
Oxford-street
0
41
162
Devonshire-street
0
1
0
Hall-street
43
8
0
Sidney-street
0
0
1
Skidmore-street
0
8
34
Redmans-road
0
2½
2
Cordelia-street
37
10
0
West Arbour-street
0
0
1
Harlow-place
0
6
11
Lydia-street
0
½
0
Railway-place
0
8
19
Gold-street
49
6
0
Charles-court
0
1
0
Eric-street
69
0
0
Forester-street
7
0
0
Antill-terrace
0
3
0
Morgan-street
0
2
12
Knott-street
0
4
0
Senrab-street
69
5
0
Mossford-street
0
2
0
Ropery-street
83
0
0
Globe-road
0
1
0
Halley-street
0
4
0
St. Dunstans-road
0
2
0
Baythorne-street
3
0
0
James-street
0
14
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ROAD WATERING.
The following Statement shews that but little variation has taken
place in the cost of this work during the past three years, but will always
vary a little according to the seasons.
1884.
1885.
1886.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Wages of drivers
268
4
0
Wages of drivers
230
0
8
Wages of drivers
196
17
4
Horse hire
84
16
10
Horse Hire
173
9
0
Horse hire
182
3
6
Keep of Vestry's
Horses=1380
working days
415
8
9
Keep of Vestry
Horses=1097
working days
326
16
4
Keep of Vestry's'
Horses=935
working days.
286
8
2
East London
Water Co. for
8,367,000 gls.
of water
353
13
3
East London
Water Co. for
9,736,000 gls.
of water
368
12
3
East London'
Water Co. for
9,800,000 gls
of water
376
19
0
£1122
2
10
£1098
18
3
£1042
8
0
REMOVAL OF DUST.
The quantity of refuse collected from houses by your carts and men
during the year was 14,986 loads, being 1,942 more than the year 1885.
The following Table shews the cost of this work:
1884.
1885.
1886.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Wages of Dustmen
553
11
7
Wages of
Dustmen
645
13
0
Wages of Dustmen
695
4
5
Keep of horses,
=2930 working
days
882
1
0
Keep of horses
=3396 working
days
1011
14
6
Keep of horses
=3130 working
days
1050
13
7
Horse-hire for do.
49
12
0
Horse-hire for
dusting
15
15
0
£1435
12
7
£1706
19
6
£1761
13
0
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