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Paddington 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Table: 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.

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 DepartmentTOTAL 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 ofNumber of Horses and Carts.Loads Collected.Wages Paid.Expenses ofTons of Slop sent away.No. of Boats sent awayNumber of Horses working Machines.wages paid Working MachinesNumber of Horses and Carts.Wages paidWorking RoadNumber of Horses and Vans sent out.Wages paid
Collecting.Sifting.Ashes.Breeze.Soft core.Pick ings. Lds.Haulage.Canal Dues.Collecting.Leading Boats.Unloading BoatsHaulageCanal DuesScraping.SweepingHorses.Wages paid Drivers.See Columns markedSATURDAY.MONDAY.TUESDAY.WEDNESDAY.THURSDAY.FRIDAY.
WDHD1_fitsOil,and too1 Soft Coro.AshescB„aW DHDWD.HDWDHDW DH DDrWDHDWDH DDrvcra.
1879.WWWwWwWw
£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
March 28297101168802414335027091640511338......23....................................115680630155722...........................54014.....................55...1012016...20020...3160148138FairFairSnowSnow and RainFairRain
April 430111058066131825160241479235616024726.........130..................11264882492455.........1035½.........2716.....................51...1040...............233419012627FairFairFairFairFairFair
„ 113214671786913583219027658216613512515.........0140..................1202¾6693145555.........1021½.........398½9.....................28...6160..................60140139120FairRainy morningRainy morningFineBainGood Friday
„ 18341627906433493210261925145125125............150..................1236708327891411½.........1605½.........70217.....................25...640...............24...4160144130FairBank HolidayRainy morningRainShoweryRainy morning
„ 253412213268844623740281016150411024721.........150.........890131970030445190.........18055261040810.....................24...4160..............................14891FairFairFairShoweryShoweryStormy
May 23514½12908163553112625196½9245616512532.........2170..................8762701860594½39861233½.........3759.....................27...580...............8638201861491411StormyFineFineFineFineFine
„ 935184½10140746392311322706½82408210......20....................................92236419915185...........................37411.....................49...9160...............949186015352FairFairWet morningFairFineShowery morning,Fine afternoon
„ 163415611100787401311502770925510275248............160..................10617530248641611½.........12103½.........364½10.....................50...1000...............68...108015040FineDullFairShoweryShoweryShowery
„ 2334182½830667348271622742½13335723512566.........120..................94114592206622.........11158.........3238.....................54...10160...............9325170148101FairFairFineFairFairShowery
„ 3036141011100675¾346271802736113157186249.........150.........947129770329141049724410601½4170294½7.....................48...9120...............343310100153132Wet early, Fine after wardsFair day. Wet eveningRainFair, Wet eveningFairFair
Jane 62492½87052...25022642780½37512525016.........290..................98143725673182½.........6107.........266½7.....................28...6160...............5861256136188Fine till noon, RainRainRainFairFairFair
„ 13361688706743402782254861804120125½23.........150..................9214072087690½.........740.........487½12.....................58...11120...............88272020149142ShoweryShowery morning Fine afternoonFairFair morning, ShowerShoweryFair
„ 2037178719050...2411917102212638537512416.........156..................90124221276112½.........1048½.........39910.....................60...1200...............112112380144177FairWot morning, Fair afterwardsShower at 10.30 a.m.FineFairRain till 7 a.m.., fair till 4 p.m.
„ 27371610½10306523002420247031003110247½21.........27615150901106165202408378241321214744332346.....................60...1200...............463511160144160½Rain till noon,showery afterFairRain & ThunderstormsRain till 9 a.m., Showery afterFair till 9 a.m., Rain afterFair
July 43695½1229597290241802402½6210618012323111861170..................1111047325685199.........3185½.........38710.....................60...1200...............7811156150157Rain first thing. Fair afterwardsFineRain till 2 p.m.ThunderstormsRain all dayShowery
„ 113711½9205722872378229472256170125½20902156..................1141055425311679.........181110½.........393½10.....................60...1200...............652915100144140½ShoweryRain early, Fair afterFair, with slightShoweryFairFair
„ 1836140913461...303231662332123807215......2010310...........................1012462137574.........81911½.........3218.....................60...1200...............112222120149127Fair morning,showery afterFair morning, Wet eveningFairFineFairFair
„ 253515½64054...26220110231062106180374109116340836081810½10645592310931342617091011½4995½337½9.....................60...1200...............77241876138158½Fine morning, Rain afternoonRain till 8 a.m., Showery afterRain till 6 a.m., Showery afterFairFairFair
August 13641½74654...263201262219162006180248½20828130..................1054522231835144.........81211½.........3589.....................60...120...............127...24160147145½Fair morning, showery afterFine, first hot dayFine, hot dayFine, hot dayRain after 6 a.m.Showery morning, Fair afternoon
„ 832045181038...181141551873½51555145123157143156..................90...36618199439.........1131½.........3228.....................49...9160...............104...5016012988½FairFineFairSlight showersFineRain early morning, Fine afterwards
„ 153560½5905832782216623710621072151½35181108280..................79...24416973101½.........719.........223½7.....................60...1200...............180634401491211½FairFineFine, hot dayFine, hot dayFine, hot dayFine, hot day
„ 2235150½518062729123902384824061801242210181...........................122277982972545.........932.........40510.....................60...1200...............31571110614280½Fair morning, showery afternoonRain all night till 7 a.m., Fair afterFair till 10 a.m.. Showery afterRain nearly all dayDull till 10 p.m., Showery afterRain early morning, Fine after
„ 2935152519254...179146619135175411012611831028071969147½11493472426411245613154401692787.....................60...1200...............4881080121127Rain till noonFair, slight showersFine till 10 a.m., Rain afterRain all day, high windRain till 3 p.m.Fair morning, Showery afternoon
Sept. 535168½612056...37321116232662106185248157131130..................78...2761643683.........10139½.........406½13.....................60...1200...............137...27801421411½FairFineFineFineFine morning, Dull afternoonDull, Reads damp
„ 1235192½816054...261209623672458240126698112110..................93...3711988594.........12127.........2847.....................60...1200...............6517156134184½Showery morningFairRain early, Fine afterDullFairFair
„ 193513411145½54...2572036232672356180246191081130..................98...379197251910½.........829.........36610.....................60...1200...............32...680128811½Dull, Rain afternoonFineFineFair, but & 1Fair, but dullFair, but dull
„ 20351576045...21917362232½8260395124½441186176..................10494872216641165.........981½.........359½9.....................60...1200...............8171618013887½FineFineWet all dayRain morning Fair afternoonFineFine
„ 30............................................................92667871794279336214912101872...........................................................................
Total to end of Sept., 1879 J349187½236016½1,68367¾8,24867491066173½1985,93651524,44334½836½5461297637190024867½52662,808191¾:13,31864151146172166832732727716210,050255.....................1,386...2808016...2001,883354399003,84498½