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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Table C. PADDINGTON VESTRY.—Works Department.
Return showing the Weekly and Half.yearly Totals of the Member 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 25th March, 1880.
DUSTING DEPARTMENT.
SLOPPING DEPARTMENT,
CARTING DEPARTMENT.
Watering Department.
TOTAL OF
WAGES.
STATE OF WEATHER,
Week ending.
Artisans,
Foremen,
Clerks,
Horse
Clerks,
Keepers,
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
away
Number of Horses
working Machines
Wages
Working
Machines.
Number of
Horses and
Carts.
Wages
Paid
Drivers.
Working Road
Roller.
Number of Horses
and Vans sent out.
Wages
Paid
Drivers.
Canal Dues
SATURDAY.
MONDAY.
TUESDAY.
WEDNESDAY.
THURSDAY.
FRIDAY.
Collect.
ing.
Sifting.
Ashes.
Broozo.
Soft Core.
Pick.
Inge.
and Bzo.
Soft
Coio.
and BzV
Soft
Coro.
Collect,
ing.
Loading
Boats.
Unloading
Boats.
Haulage.
Canal
Dues.
Scraping.
Swooping.
Horses.
Wages Paid Drivers.
See Columns marked
W D
HD
Bts.
Ch.
Bis.
Ch.
Bts.
WD
HD
WD
HD
WD
HD
W D
H D
W D
H D
W D
H D
1879.
W
W
W
W
W
W
W.
W.
W
£
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.
October 3
36
19
8½
8
9
6
45
...
212
16
13
0
22
0
5
7
215
4
110
1
22
24
5
13
1
1
2
0
...
...
108
...
500
22
19
4
7
13
1½
...
...
...
8
15
0
...
...
...
299
8
...
...
...
...
...
70
...
14
0
0
...
...
...
27
...
5
8
0
128
9
11½
Fair.
Fair.
Fair: very dull.
Rain till noon.
8howery
Fine.
„ 10
37
3
9½
7
15
0
54
...
268
21
0
0
22
19
10
5
175
4
110
2
48
6
5
18
11
1
2
0
...
...
78
...
219
16
0
0
3
10
0
...
...
...
7
14
10½
...
...
...
273
7
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
73
...
14
12
0
131
10
7
Fine
Fine
Fair: very dull.
Very dull.
Very dull.
Foggy morning: fair.
„17
35
16
4½
10
7
8
54
...
270
21
3
0
23
0
10
7
245
5
155
1
25
25
15
6
5
2
11
0
...
...
80
...
261
16
9
9
1
18
2½
...
...
...
7
7
3½
...
...
...
131
3
...
...
...
...
...
72
...
14
8
0
...
...
...
43
...
8
12
0
129
17
7½
Foggy morning. Fair afterwards.
Dull.
Foggy morning; damp.
Dull; fair afternoon.
Frost first thing.
Fair morning, cloudy afternoon.
„ 21
35
17
11½
7
15
6
55
...
278
21
18
6
22
18
4
7
245
4
130
1
26
16
7
13
1
1
6
0
...
...
121
2
724
28
3
2
5
13
6
...
...
...
5
9
6
...
...
...
389½
10
...
...
...
...
...
90
...
18
0
0
...
...
...
21
...
4
4
0
138
17
5½
Fair.
Rain morning.
Fair.
Dull.
Dull.
Dull morning, rain evening
„ 31
34
13
6
10
4
6
60
...
311
24
6
6
22
17
2
8
280
6
200
2
50
26
12
10
2
1
4
0
76
9
6
9
1
1
102
2
422
21
7
8
6
16
9½
20
17
7
15
1
7
38
8
0
434½
11
...
...
...
...
...
96
...
19
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
132
13
4
Rain first thing.
Fair but dull.
Fair, but dull.
Dull morning, rain evening.
Rain morning, fair afterwards.
Fair.
Nov. 7
35
7
9
8
5
0
60
...
312
24
8
0
23
1
0
10
327
5
165
1
26
9
8
14
4
2
12
0
...
...
79
...
267
16
6
11
4
10
8½
...
...
...
12
16
11½
...
...
...
347
9
...
...
...
...
...
86
...
17
8
0
...
...
...
17
1
3
10
0
128
6
8
Slight rain.
Fair.
Fair and dry.
Fine; frosty at night.
Fair; frosty at night.
Fair; frost at night.
„ 14
35
16
0
7
18
3
60
...
337
25
19
6
22
16
9
8
270
4
140
2
48½
24
6
19
4
1
2
6
...
...
78
...
243
16
4
6
2
13
8
...
4
6
0½
...
184
5
...
...
...
...
...
79
...
15
16
0
...
...
...
31
22
8
10
6
133
1
6
Fair.
Fair
Dull; rain evening.
Faine and windy.
Fine and windy.
Dull.
„ 21
38
6
11½
9
4
6
67
...
354
28
10
10
24
18
2
9
307
6
190
1
18
23
8
14
1
2
4
0
...
...
97
13
564
25
9
9
2
17
3½
...
...
...
6
8
11
...
...
...
152
4
...
...
...
...
...
58
...
11
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
138
6
2½
Fair.
Dull; slight rain.
Fair.
Dull.
Dull night; rain and slect.
Snowstorms.
„ 28
36
11
6
8
13
0
66
...
346
26
16
6
25
3
6
10
316
7
215
2
44
23
11
9
9
...
...
...
56
9
0½
6
16
6
152
4
987
37
0
8
10
7
11½
19
3
6
12
6
5½
34
6
1½
716½
17
...
...
...
...
...
66
...
13
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
147
9
2
Snow and Sleet.
Thick fog.
Rain morning, fair afternoon, snow evening.
Slight snow.storms.
Dull; cold fog.
Foggy morning, snow and sleet evening.
Dec. 5
35
2
9½
9
14
3
75
...
376
29
14
0
25
10
6
5
135
3
85
1
25
20
...
1
4
0
...
83
4
253
17
4
6
4
8
11½
...
...
...
15
6
6
...
...
...
346
8
...
...
...
...
...
54
...
10
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
128
2
0½
Sharp Frost.
Frost morning, snow.storm in evening.
Frosty dull day.
Sharp frost all day.
Sharp frost all day.
Dull morning, snow and sleet evening.
„ 12
36
17
5½
16
12
10½
49
...
251
19
14
6
24
4
3½
1
32
1
25
...
...
27
...
...
...
...
...
112
14
552
25
0
3
5
4
3
...
...
...
10
12
4
...
...
...
521
12
...
...
...
...
...
5
...
1
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
123
9
4½
Snow morning, frosty at night.
Slight thaw; frosty at night
Slight thaw; frosty
Slight thaw; frosty at night
Sharp frost all day.
Cold thaw all day.
„ 19
36
4
11½
20
5
0
74
...
374
29
7
6
25
6
4
1
25
1
25
...
...
21
...
1
5
0
...
...
112
13
564
24
19
8
7
15
10½
...
...
...
12
16
4½
...
...
...
403
10
...
...
...
...
...
15
...
3
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
139
3
5½
Cold thaw; dense fog.
Cold thaw.
Cold thaw; frost at evening.
Freezing all day.
Dull; slight thaw.
Dull; slight thaw.
„ 26
38
14
9
23
11
6
55
...
280
34
19
6
29
18
0
1
35|
1
35
3
70
19
...
1
5
0
...
4
15
0
88
4
408
209
10
4
6
10
11
30
16
4
16
15
1½
23
5
7
494
12
...
...
...
...
...
22
...
8
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
165
6
1
Dull, slight thaw, heavy fog at night.
Dull day; thawing.
Dull day.
Still thawing.
Foggy and thawing.
Fair.
1880
January 2
33
4
8½
13
2
10
62
...
333
26
2
0
21
13
8
6
190
7
212
1
26
16
...
2
5
0
...
...
...
...
165
...
1,310
41
12
10
11
9
0
...
9
7
5½
...
576
14
...
...
...
...
...
43
...
8
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
144
8
0½
Dull; frosty at night
Showery; high wind; heavy slop.
Heavy showers; thunder storm 12 noon
Showery and windy.
Showery and windy.
Dull; fair afternoon.
„ 9
37
4
9
15
7
0
90
3
456
36
3
6
25
19
10½
16
492
12
340
1½
44½
29
...
2
6
6
...
...
...
...
112
...
330
22
17
2
10
13
6½
...
17
6
8
...
631
14½
...
...
...
...
...
60
...
12
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
149
12
3½
Dull.
Fair.
Fair morning, dull afternoon.
Very dull.
Foggy and damp.
Foggy and damp.
„ 16
35
8
0
19
3
0
104
...
545
43
4
0
25
19
6
14
405
9
252
2
45
22
...
2
5
0
...
...
108
...
377
22
8
10
9
2
5
...
24
10
5
...
734½
18
...
...
...
...
...
32
...
6
8
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
152
11
4
Foggy and damp and sleet.
cold and foggy.
dull day; snow and sleet at night.
Cold dull day.
Fineday; snow evening
Snow and rain all day.
„ 23
38
9
10
18
8
8
85
...
445
31
17
2
26
9
5
13
405
9
255
1
25
32
...
...
...
0
14
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
113
1
619
29
9
0
6
16
9½
...
11
7
7½
...
434¾
10
...
...
...
...
...
39
...
7
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
155
10
1
No rain; heavy slop freezing hardat 11 p.m.
Fair; sharp frost.
Frosty.
Frosty.
Very cold thaw; slight sleet; frosty evening.
Dull and cold thaw.
„ 30
34
12
3½
20
9
0
81
...
434
33
18
0
26
8
3½
6
170
4
110
1
26
24
...
...
...
1
5
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
87
5
318
18
10
5
3
2
8½
41
18
5
4
7
4½
...
260
6
...
...
...
...
...
11
...
2
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
136
12
0
Fair.
Dull; sharp frost.
Sharp frost.
Sharp frost.
Sharp frost.
Fine; steady thaw.
February 6
32
3
8½
19
11
2
66
...
325
25
10
2
26
4
6
2
60
1
35
1
23
20
...
...
...
1
6
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
139
12
739
33
12
11
8
3
9
...
10
3
7
...
516½
12
...
...
...
...
...
6
...
1
4
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
138
5
5½
Dull, foggy, sharp frost.
Dull; foggy; sharp frost.
Fine: steady thaw.
Fine; steady thaw.
Fine; steady thaw.
Fine; steady thaw.
„ 13
35
18
11
17
16
0
78
...
418
32
13
0
27
1
6
11
315
12
415
1
23
21
9
9
3
2
6
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
188
3
1,538
50
11
3
11
9
1
...
23
3
11½
...
784½
19
...
...
...
...
...
48
...
9
12
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
173
12
8
Showery.
Showery.
Fine,
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
„ 20
36
5
1
15
15
0
68
4
388
30
6
0
26
7
0
12
365
8
325
1
25
19
11
13
0
1
5
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
131
7
965
35
8
7
11
13
5½
...
...
...
23
14
2½
...
800½
19
...
...
...
...
...
65
...
13
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
157
1
8
Showery.
Rain all day.
Fine.
Showery.
Showery.
Showery; heavy storm in evening.
„ 27
31
14
9
16
9
6
82
2
455
35
10
6
27
8
6
8
232
8
252
1
20½
25
5
0
4
1
0
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
104
4
585
25
3
6
16
10
1
54
3
8
29
6
7
...
1,014½
25
...
...
...
...
...
80
...
16
0
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
155
6
9
Fine.
Dull day; rain all night.
Dull.
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
March 6
35
19
5
17
1
0
84
...
458
35
15
0
27
3
0
10
307
7
252
1
22
25
10
7
1
0
2
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
81
2
420
19
13
0
17
18
9
...
...
...
27
16
4
...
1,225
30
...
...
...
...
...
74
...
14
16
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
150
7
5
Fine.
Showery.
Showery.
Showery.
Fine.
Fine.
„ 12
35
15
1½
12
17
10
82
...
428
33
6
4
27
6
6
16
495
9
253½
1
22
27
8
1
3
1
2
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
75
...
285
17
2
11
8
19
2
...
...
...
32
1
5½
...
448½
11
...
...
...
...
...
78
...
15
12
0
...
...
...
29
9
6
18
6
148
19
2½
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
„ 19
35
7
6
14
0
6
60
1
343
26
15
2
25
0
6
19
667
6
150
2
42¾
20
46
9
1
2
2
9
171
5
0½
18
10
6
78
...
277
16
5
10
10
13
9
35
18
0
20
1
4
179
2
4
643½
17
...
...
...
...
...
90
...
18
0
0
...
...
...
83
...
16
12
0
153
1
6
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
Fine.
6 Months ending march, 1880
898
17
7
348
18
0½
1,716
16
8,997
718
12
2
629
7
4½
212
6,739
143
4,436½
31½
747¼
543
174
0
3
35
7
3
304
3
7
39
3
1
2,671
90
13,653
629
12
9
196
13
9
202
17
6
369
2
11½
275
2
0½
12,759¾
311½
...
...
...
...
...
1,399
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
324
32
68
7
0
3,578
2
11
6 Months ending
Sept., 1879
949
18
7½
236
0
10½
1,683
42
68
84
8,248
674
9
10
661
7
3½
198
5,935
152
4,443
34½
836½
546
129
7
6
37
19
6
248
16
7½
82
16
6
2,808
141
191¾
13,318
641
5
1
146
17
2
166
18
3
273
1
7
277
16
2
10,056
255
...
...
...
...
...
1,386
...
280
8
0
16
...
2 0 0
1,883
193
354
386
399
0
0
3,844
9
8½
The Year
1,848
16
2½
584
18
11
3,441
...
17,245
1,393
2
0
1,290
14
8
410
12,674
295
8,879½
66
1,583¾
1,089
303
7
9
73
6
9
553
0
2½
...
19
7
5,620
...
26,971
1,270
17
10
343
10
11
369
15
9
642
5
6½
552
18
2½
22,815¾
566½
...
...
...
...
...
2,785
...
564
16
0
16
...
2 0 0
2,400
...
467
7
0
7,422
12
7½