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Mile End 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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The cost of keeping the Vestry's horses was as follows:—
| Rent of Stables | £130 | 0 | 0 |
| Wages | 266 | 17 | 10 |
| Superintendent's Salary | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Corn | 399 | 17 | 2 |
| Hay, Straw and Clover | 863 | 11 | 0 |
| Green-meat | 11 | 3 | 9 |
| Shoeing and Veterinary attendance | 138 | 0 | 0 |
| Repairs to Harness | 63 | 15 | 5 |
| Depreciation of Stock | 332 | 4 | 0 |
| Rates, Taxes, Coals, Gas, Water, &c. | 158 | 11 | 8 |
| Stock in hand 1888 | 48 | 13 | 3 |
| 2,612 | 14 | 1 | |
| Less amounts received for horses | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| £2,606 | 9 | 2 |
ROAD REPAIRS.
Year ending March, 1887.
Year ending March, 1888.
Year ending March, 1889.
Yards.
£
s.
d.
Yards.
£
s.
d.
Yards.
£
S.
d.
1852 Kentish
Flints
478
16
8
628 Kentish
Flints
162
4
8
1225 Kentish
Flints
316
9
2
858 Gravel
& Ballast
189
0
8
1074 Gravel
& Hoggin
265
8
8
135 Gravel
& Hoggin
30
7
6
1505 Broken
Granite
777
11
8
1329 Broken
Granite
825
1
9
2015 Broken
Granite
992
2
10
£1445
9
0
£1252
15
1
£1338
19
6
SCAVENGING.
1887.
1888.
1889.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Hor3e-hire for
cleansing rds.
30
19
6
Horse-hire for
cleansing rds.
31
0
0
Horse-hire for
cleansing roads
7
17
0
Wages of Drivers
& Fillers
985
0
5
Wages of Drivers
& Fillers
985
0
3
Wages of Drivers
& Fillers
1059
4
8
Keep of Horses
3181 work
ing davs.
1020
11
5
Keep of horses
= 3326 work
ing days .
970
1
8
Keep of horses
3583 working
days .
925
12
2
Horse hire for
drawing materials,
400
horses & men
210
0
0
Horse-hire for
drawing materials
382
horses & men
200
11
0
Horse-hire for
drawing materials
56
horses & men
22
8
0
Wages of Drivers
277
7
2
Wages of Drivers
265
6
0
Wages of Drivers
238
12
0
Keep of Vestry's
horses 992
working days
318
5
4
Keep of Vestry's
horses = 1382
working days
403
1
8
horses = 1193
working days
308
3
10
Wages of
vengers.
1604
19
6
Wages of
vengers
1430
7
8
Wages of Seavengers
.
1416
0
11
Rent of Riga Wf.
124
0
0
Rent of Riga Wf.
124
0
0
Rent of Riga Wf.
124
0
0
£4571
3
4
£4409
8
3
£4101
18
7