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 Paddington]
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PADDINGTON VESTRY.—Works Department.
Return showing the Weekly and Half-Yearly Totals of the Number of Horses Employed, Loads of Materials Collected and sent away by Boats, Tonnage, Cost of Wages, Haulage, Canal Dues, and Daily Record of the Weather, ending 26th September, 1879.
Week ending.
DUSTING DEPARTMENT.
SLOPPING DEPARTMENT.
CARTING DEPARTMENT.
Watering Department
TOTAL
OF
WAGES.
STATE Of WEATHER.
Artisans,
Foremen
Clerks,
Horse
keepers,
&c.
Sundry
Labour
on Wharf.
Number of
Horses and
Carts.
Loads
Collected.
Wages Paid.
Materials sent away.
Expenses of
Number of
Horses and
Carts.
Loads
Collected.
Wages Paid.
Expenses of
Tons of Slop sent
away.
No. of Boats
sent
away
Number of Horses
working Machines.
wages
paid
Working
Machines
Number of
Horses and
Carts.
Wages
paid
Working Road
Number of Horses and
Vans sent
out.
Wages
paid
Collecting.
Sifting.
Ashes.
Breeze.
Soft core.
ings.
Lds.
Haulage.
Canal Dues.
Collecting.
Leading
Boats.
Unloading
Boats
Haulage
Canal
Dues
Scraping.
Sweeping
Horses.
Wages
paid
Drivers.
See
Columns
marked
SATURDAY.
MONDAY.
TUESDAY.
WEDNESDAY.
THURSDAY.
FRIDAY.
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March 28
29
7
10
11
6
8
80
2
414
33
5
0
27
0
9
16
405
11
338
...
...
23
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
115
6
806
30
15
5
7
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
540
14
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
55
...
10
12
0
16
...
2
0
0
20
...
3
16
0
148
13
8
Fair
Fair
Snow
Snow and Rain
Fair
Rain
April 4
30
11
10
5
8
0
66
1
318
25
16
0
24
14
7
9
235
6
160
2
47
26
...
...
...
1
3
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
112
6
488
24
9
2
4
5
5
...
...
...
10
3
5½
...
...
...
271
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
51
...
10
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
23
3
4
19
0
126
2
7
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
Fair
„ 11
32
14
6
7
17
8
69
1
358
32
19
0
27
6
5
8
216
6
135
1
25
15
...
...
...
0
14
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
120
2¾
669
31
4
5
5
5
5
...
...
...
10
2
1½
...
...
...
398½
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
28
...
6
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
0
14
0
139
12
0
Fair
Rainy morning
Rainy morning
Fine
Bain
Good Friday
„ 18
34
16
2
7
9
0
64
3
349
32
1
0
26
19
2
5
145
1
25
1
25
...
...
...
...
1
5
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
123
6
708
32
7
8
9
14
11½
...
...
...
16
0
5½
...
...
...
702
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
25
...
6
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
24
...
4
16
0
144
13
0
Fair
Bank Holiday
Rainy morning
Rain
Showery
Rainy morning
„ 25
34
12
2
13
2
6
88
4
462
37
4
0
28
10
1
6
150
4
110
2
47
21
...
...
...
1
5
0
...
...
...
8
9
0
131
9
700
30
4
4
5
19
0
...
...
...
18
0
5
52
6
10
408
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
24
...
4
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
148
9
1
Fair
Fair
Fair
Showery
Showery
Stormy
May 2
35
1
4½
12
9
0
81
6
355
31
12
6
25
19
6½
9
245
6
165
1
25
32
...
...
...
2
17
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
87
6
270
18
6
0
5
9
4½
39
8
6
12
3
3½
...
...
...
375
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
27
...
5
8
0
...
...
...
...
...
86
38
20
18
6
149
14
11
Stormy
Fine
Fine
Fine
Fine
Fine
„ 9
35
18
4½
10
14
0
74
6
392
31
13
2
27
0
6½
8
240
8
210
...
...
20
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
92
2
364
19
9
1
5
18
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
374
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
49
...
9
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
94
9
18
6
0
153
5
2
Fair
Fair
Wet morning
Fair
Fine
Showery morning,Fine afternoon
„ 16
34
15
6
11
10
0
78
7
401
31
15
0
27
7
0
9
255
10
275
2
48
...
...
...
...
1
6
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
106
17
530
24
8
6
4
16
11½
...
...
...
12
10
3½
...
...
...
364½
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
50
...
10
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
68
...
10
8
0
150
4
0
Fine
Dull
Fair
Showery
Showery
Showery
„ 23
34
18
2½
8
3
0
66
7
348
27
16
2
27
4
2½
13
335
7
235
1
25
66
...
...
...
1
2
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
94
11
459
22
0
6
6
2
2
...
...
...
11
15
8
...
...
...
323
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
54
...
10
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
93
25
17
0
148
10
1
Fair
Fair
Fine
Fair
Fair
Showery
„ 30
36
14
10
11
10
0
67
5¾
346
27
18
0
27
3
6
11
315
7
186
24
9
...
...
...
1
5
0
...
...
...
9
4
7
129
7
703
29
14
10
4
9
7
24
4
10
6
0
1½
41
7
0
294½
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
48
...
9
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
34
33
10
10
0
153
13
2
Wet early, Fine after wards
Fair day. Wet evening
Rain
Fair, Wet evening
Fair
Fair
Jane 6
24
9
2½
8
7
0
52
...
250
22
6
4
27
8
0½
3
75
1
25
2
50
16
...
...
...
2
9
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
98
1
437
25
6
7
3
18
2½
...
...
...
6
10
7
...
...
...
266½
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
28
...
6
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
58
6
12
5
6
136
18
8
Fine till noon, Rain
Rain
Rain
Fair
Fair
Fair
„ 13
36
16
8
8
7
0
67
4
340
27
8
2
25
4
8
6
180
4
120
1
25½
23
...
...
...
1
5
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
92
1
407
20
8
7
6
9
0½
...
...
...
7
4
0
...
...
...
487½
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
58
...
11
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
88
27
20
2
0
149
14
2
Showery
Showery morning Fine
afternoon
Fair
Fair morning, Shower
Showery
Fair
„ 20
37
17
8
7
19
0
50
...
241
19
17
10
22
12
6
3
85
3
75
1
24
16
...
...
...
1
5
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
90
12
42
21
2
7
6
11
2½
...
...
...
10
4
8½
...
...
...
399
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
112
11
23
8
0
144
17
7
Fair
Wot morning, Fair
afterwards
Shower at 10.30 a.m.
Fine
Fair
Rain till 7 a.m.., fair till 4 p.m.
„ 27
37
16
10½
10
3
0
65
2
300
24
2
0
24
7
0
3
100
3
110
2
47½
21
...
...
...
2
7
6
15
15
0
9
0
1
106
16
520
24
0
8
3
7
8
24
13
2
12
14
7
44
3
3
234
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
46
35
11
16
0
144
16
0½
Rain till noon,showery
after
Fair
Rain & Thunderstorms
Rain till 9 a.m.,
Showery after
Fair till 9 a.m., Rain
after
Fair
July 4
36
9
5½
12
2
9
59
7
290
24
18
0
24
0
2½
6
210
6
180
1
23
23
11
18
6
1
17
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
111
10
473
25
6
8
5
19
9
...
...
...
3
18
5½
...
...
...
387
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
78
11
15
6
150
15
7
Rain first thing. Fair
afterwards
Fine
Rain till 2 p.m.
Thunderstorms
Rain all day
Showery
„ 11
37
1
1½
9
2
0
57
2
287
23
7
8
22
9
4
7
225
6
170
1
25½
20
9
0
2
1
5
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
114
10
554
25
3
11
6
7
9
...
...
...
18
11
10½
...
...
...
393½
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
65
29
15
10
0
144
14
0½
Showery
Rain early, Fair after
Fair, with slight
Showery
Fair
Fair
„ 18
36
14
0
9
13
4
61
...
303
23
16
6
23
3
2
12
380
7
215
...
...
20
10
3
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
101
2
46
21
3
7
5
7
4
...
...
...
8
19
11½
...
...
...
321
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
112
2
22
12
0
149
12
7
Fair morning,showery after
Fair morning, Wet
evening
Fair
Fine
Fair
Fair
„ 25
35
1
5½
6
4
0
54
...
262
20
11
0
23
1
0
6
210
6
180
3
74
10
9
11
6
3
4
0
83
6
0
8
18
10½
106
4
559
23
10
9
3
13
4
26
17
0
9
10
11½
49
9
5½
337½
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
77
24
18
7
6
138
15
8½
Fine morning, Rain
afternoon
Rain till 8 a.m.,
Showery after
Rain till 6 a.m.,
Showery after
Fair
Fair
Fair
August 1
36
4
1½
7
4
6
54
...
263
20
12
6
22
19
1
6
200
6
180
2
48½
20
8
2
8
1
3
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
105
4
522
23
18
3
5
14
4
...
...
...
8
12
11½
...
...
...
358
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
127
...
24
16
0
147
14
5½
Fair morning, showery after
Fine, first hot day
Fine, hot day
Fine, hot day
Rain after 6 a.m.
Showery morning,
Fair afternoon
„ 8
32
0
4
5
18
10
38
...
181
14
15
5
18
7
3½
5
155
5
145
1
23
15
7
14
3
1
5
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
90
...
366
18
19
9
4
3
9
...
...
...
11
3
1½
...
...
...
322
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
49
...
9
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
104
...
50
16
0
129
8
8½
Fair
Fine
Fair
Slight showers
Fine
Rain early morning,
Fine afterwards
„ 15
35
6
0½
5
9
0
58
3
278
22
16
6
23
7
10
6
210
7
215
1½
35
18
11
0
8
2
8
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
79
...
244
16
9
7
3
10
1½
...
...
...
7
1
9
...
...
...
223½
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
180
6
34
4
0
149
12
11½
Fair
Fine
Fine, hot day
Fine, hot day
Fine, hot day
Fine, hot day
„ 22
35
15
0½
5
18
0
62
7
291
23
9
0
23
8
4
8
240
6
180
1
24
22
10
18
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
122
27
798
29
7
2
5
4
5
...
...
...
9
3
2
...
...
...
405
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
31
57
11
10
6
142
8
0½
Fair morning, showery
afternoon
Rain all night till 7
a.m., Fair after
Fair till 10 a.m..
Showery after
Rain nearly all day
Dull till 10 p.m.,
Showery after
Rain early morning,
Fine after
„ 29
35
15
2
5
19
2
54
...
179
14
6
6
19
1
3
5
175
4
110
1
26
11
8
3
10
2
8
0
71
9
6
9
14
7½
114
9
347
24
2
6
4
1
1
24
5
6
13
15
4
40
16
9
278
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
48
8
10
8
0
121
12
7
Rain till noon
Fair, slight showers
Fine till 10 a.m., Rain after
Rain all day, high wind
Rain till 3 p.m.
Fair morning, Showery afternoon
Sept. 5
35
16
8½
6
12
0
56
...
373
21
11
6
23
2
6
6
210
6
185
2
48
15
7
13
1
1
3
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
78
...
276
16
4
3
6
8
3
...
...
...
10
13
9½
...
...
...
406½
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
137
...
27
8
0
142
14
11½
Fair
Fine
Fine
Fine
Fine morning, Dull
afternoon
Dull, Reads damp
„ 12
35
19
2½
8
16
0
54
...
261
20
9
6
23
6
7
245
8
240
1
26
6
9
8
11
2
11
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
93
...
371
19
8
8
5
9
4
...
...
...
12
12
7
...
...
...
284
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
65
17
15
6
134
18
4½
Showery morning
Fair
Rain early, Fine after
Dull
Fair
Fair
„ 19
35
13
4
11
14
5½
54
...
257
20
3
6
23
2
6
7
235
6
180
2
46
19
10
8
1
1
3
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
98
...
379
19
7
2
5
19
10½
...
...
...
8
2
9
...
...
...
366
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
32
...
6
8
0
128
8
11½
Dull, Rain afternoon
Fine
Fine
Fair, but & 1
Fair, but dull
Fair, but dull
„ 20
35
1
5
7
6
0
45
...
219
17
3
6
22
3
2½
8
260
3
95
1
24½
44
11
8
6
1
7
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
104
9
487
22
16
6
4
11
65
...
...
...
9
8
1½
...
...
...
359½
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
81
7
16
18
0
138
8
7½
Fine
Fine
Wet all day
Rain morning Fair
afternoon
Fine
Fine
„ 30
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
......
...
9
2
6
6
78
7
1
7
9
4
27
9
3
3
6
21
49
12
101
87
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total to end of
Sept., 1879 J
349
18
7½
236
0
16½
1,683
67¾
8,248
674
9
10
661
7
3½
198
5,9365
152
4,443
34½
836½
546
129
7
6
37
190
0
248
6
7½
52
6
6
2,808
191¾:
13,318
641
5
1
146
17
2
166
8
3
273
2
7
277
16
2
10,050
255
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1,386
...
280
8
0
16
...
2
0
0
1,883
354
399
0
0
3,844
9
8½