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Paddington 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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REPORT, 1893-94.
103
(b) "That only those applicants for work who have
been resident in the Parish for at least
twelve months be employed."
(c) "That the wages should in no case exceed
2s. 6d. a day."
(d) "That in no case should the temporary work
be given for more than 13 weeks."
Acting upon these instructions, the following list
will show the number of men put on, the length of
time they were employed, and the amount of money
paid to each:—
Total paid Sweepers up to Saturday, 17th March, forward £142 14 9½
TEMPORARY ROAD SWEEPERS EMPLOYED AT 2s. 6d. PER DAY.
| Name. | Started work. | Worked for Weeks Days | Amount paid. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Fitchew | 30th November | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hobbs | 29th „ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7½ | |||
| McAuliffe | 30th ,, | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Gibbons | 17th | 17 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 10½ | |||
| Harlowe | 25th ,, | 16 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1½ | |||
| Westall | 30 th ,, | 15 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | |||
| Houseman | 20th ,, | 16 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Palmer | 27th | 15 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |||
| James | 22nd December | 12 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Barton | 11th ,, | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Phillips | 16th „ 1894 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7½ | |||
| Martin | 23rd January 1893 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | |||
| Stanford | 29th Nov. (left same day) | • • | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Haines | 4th Dec. (left 27th Jan., 1894) | 8 | • • | 6 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 142 | 14 | 9½ | |||||||